Autologous platelets have no effect on the healing of human Achilles tendon ruptures: A randomized single-blind study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-47

  Schepull, Thorsten ^a   Kvist, Joanna ^a   Norrman, Hanna ^a   Trinks, Marie ^a   Berlin, Gösta ^a   Aspenberg, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; biomechanics; platelet; platelet rich plasma; roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis; tendon healing

Indexed keywords

TANTALUM;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TANTALUM; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78651404912     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510383515     Document Type: Article

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