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Effect of Leukocyte-Reduced Platelet-Rich Plasma On Synovial Fluid Biomarkers After Pilon Fractures

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May 2022

Effect of Leukocyte-Reduced Platelet-Rich Plasma On Synovial Fluid Biomarkers After Pilon Fractures

Vol: 239| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

A prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial to assess the effects of leukocyte-reduced platelet-rich plasma on pro-inflammatory, degradative, and anabolic biomarkers after closed pilon fractures.

J Orthop Res . 2022 Apr;40(4):925-932

Contributing Authors:
BP Zitsch CR James BD Crist AM Stoker GJ Della Rocca JL Cook

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Synopsis

Eleven patients undergoing two-staged open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of an isolated pilon fracture were randomized to receive either 5ml of either autogenous leukocyte-reduce platelet-rich plasma (PRP) (n=5) or sterile 0.9% saline (n=6). The primary outcomes of this trial were to assess the number of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA)-related pro-inflammatory degradative biomarkers ...

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