Effects of a platelet gel on early graft revascularization after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, clinical trial

European Surgical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-85

  Vogrin, M ^a   Rupreht, M ^a   Dinevski, D ^b   Haspl M ^d   Kuhta, M ^a   Jevsek, M ^a   Knezevic M ^c   Rozman P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^d Special Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery Akromion   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Hamstring graft; Platelet gel; Platelet derived growth factors; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVASCULARIZATION; TENDON GRAFT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BLOOD PLATELETS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956121324     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318597     Document Type: Article

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