Treatment of tendinopathy: Is there a role for autologous whole blood and platelet rich plasma injection?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1813-1823

  Kampa, R J ^a   Connell, D A ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 12; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; POLIDOCANOL; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATHLETE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPICONDYLITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; SPORT INJURY; TENDINITIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ACHILLES TENDON; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RESEARCH DESIGN; TENDINOPATHY; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 78649305414     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02432.x     Document Type: Review

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