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PRP does not improve tendon structure in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy patients
May 2013
PRP does not improve tendon structure in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy patients
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
No effects of PRP on ultrasonographic tendon structure and neovascularisation in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy
Br J Sports Med. 2011 Apr;45(5):387-92. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.076398. Epub 2010 Nov 3Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
54 patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy undergoing an eccentric exercise programme were randomized to receive either a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection or a saline injection (placebo), in order to determine whether PRP injections would result in enhanced tendon structure and neovascularisation that could be observed through ultrasonographic methods. Following evaluations over...
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