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Effect of PRGF application on donor-site healing following BPTB ACL reconstruction
August 2015
Effect of PRGF application on donor-site healing following BPTB ACL reconstruction
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Healing of donor site in bone-tendon-bone ACL reconstruction accelerated with plasma rich in growth factors: a randomized clinical trial
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Apr;23(4):991-7Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
43 patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft were randomized to have the surgery completed with or without the application of plasma rich growth factors (PRGF) at the donor-site following skin closure. The purpose of this study was to compare rate of donor-site repair with and without PRGF application, assessed using ultrasonogra...
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