Background: Lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition of the elbow, characterised by pain and tenderness with resisted wrist extension. This study was carried out to evaluate comparative efficacy local infiltration leucocyte enriched platelet rich plasma (L-PRP) methylprednisolone in patients lateral epicondylitis.Methods: Sixty adult patients, between ages 30 50 years, diagnosed more than 1...

Platelet concentrates have been gaining popularity for a number of applications in orthopedic surgery as a way to enhance both healing of various tissues and reduce pain. One major area of focus has been the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on stem cells and chondrocytes and the potential for PRP to enhance cartilage regeneration as well as reduce catabolic factors that lead to cartilage de...

PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the available Level I and Level II literature on platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a therapeutic intervention in the management of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS A systematic review of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, and www.clinicaltrials.gov was performed to identify all rando...

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess average improvement in maximal mouth opening, pain at rest, and active opening after platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections using ultrasonography (USG)-guided platelets rich injection the management internal derangement joint. Materials Methods: Ten patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) underwent PRP guided by ultrasonography. extent pai...

OBJECTIVE Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) can promote wound healing. To observe the effect of PRP injection on the early healing of rat's Achilles tendon rupture so as to provide the experimental basis for clinical practice. METHODS Forty-six Sprague Dawley rats were included in this experiment, female or male and weighing 190-240 g. PRP and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) were prepared from the heart ...

STUDY DESIGN Preliminary clinical trial. PURPOSE To determine the safety and initial efficacy of intradiscal injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) releasate in patients with discogenic low back pain. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE PRP, which is comprised of autologous growth factors and cytokines, has been widely used in the clinical setting for tissue regeneration and repair. PRP has ...

Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is blood containing an above baseline level of platelets and growth factors. Recently, has come to the attention aesthetic surgeons, with burgeoning new applications ranging from hair restoration soft tissue augmentation. Injectable Poly-D,L-Lactic Acid (PDLLA) a biostimulator rather than traditional filler, which provides immediate volumetric improvement....

objective: to determine the effects of platelet rich plasma prp on healing rates of long bone non-:union: fracture. method: this was a randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial being performed in a 12-month period. we included 75 adult (>18 years) patients suffering from long bone (femur, tibia, humerus and ulna) non-:union: fracture who were randomly assigned to receive 5ml prp...

OBJECTIVES To report outcomes after sclerosing, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and autologous blood injection therapies as a treatment for tendinopathy. METHODS We searched Pubmed for clinical trials on sclerosing, PRP and autologous blood injections for tendinopathy. We scored the quality of the studies using a modified Coleman Methodological Score (CMS) with 9 criteria, which results in a final...

BACKGROUND Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous concentration of human platelets contained in a small volume of plasma and has recently been shown to accelerate rejuvenate aging skin by various growth factors and cell adhesion molecules. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intradermal injection of PRP in the human facial rejuvenation. METHODS Thi...