Platelet-rich plasma: From basic science to clinical applications

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2259-2272

  Foster, Timothy E ^a   Puskas, Brian L ^a   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^b   Gerhardt, Michael B ^b   Rodeo, Scott A ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Platelet rich plasma (PRP)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA 2 ANTIPLASMIN; ANTITHROMBIN; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BETA THROMBOGLOBULIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; CD40 LIGAND; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; ENDOSTATIN; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PADGEM PROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; PLATELET DERIVED EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR AB; PROTEIN S; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITRONECTIN;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; BONE INJURY; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MASSAGE; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATELLA TENDON; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PLASMA CHARACTERISTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGICAL WOUND; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; TENNIS ELBOW; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TISSUE REPAIR; VARUS DEFORMITY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PLATELETPHERESIS;

EID: 70649094170     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509349921     Document Type: Review

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