IOC consensus paper on the use of platelet-rich plasma in sports medicine

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1072-1081

  Engebretsen, Lars ^a,c   Steffen, Kathrin ^a,b   Alsousou, Joseph ^d   Anitua, Eduardo ^e   Bachl, Norbert ^f   Devilee, Roger ^g,h   Everts, Peter ^h,i   Hamilton, Bruce ^j   Huard, Johnny ^k   Jenoure, Peter ^l   Kelberine, Francois ^m   Kon, Elizaveta ⁿ   Maffulli, Nicola ^o,p   Matheson, Gordon ^q   Mei Dan, Omer ^r   Menetrey, Jacques ^s,t   Philippon, Marc ^u   Randelli, Pietro ^v   Schamasch, Patrick ^a   Schwellnus, Martin ^w   Vernec, Alan ^x   Verrall, Geoffrey ^y   more..

^a Academic Medical Center VU University Medical Center   (Switzerland)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Biotechnology Institute (BTI)   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h Da Vinci Clinic   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Foundation FERET   (Netherlands)

^j ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l Crossklinik   (Switzerland)

^m Clinique La Provençale   (France)

ⁿ RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^o QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^p QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^q STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r Meir University Hospital   (Israel)

^s Swiss Olympic Medical Center   (Switzerland)

^t GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^u STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^v UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^w UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^x World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)   (Canada)

^y SPORTSMEDSA Sports Medicine Clinic   (Australia)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOPING; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECRETION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; WOUND HEALING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TENDON INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78650429364     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.079822     Document Type: Article

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