Platelet-rich plasma versus autologous whole blood for the treatment of chronic lateral elbow epicondylitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2130-2134

  Thanasas, Christos ^a   Papadimitriou, George ^b   Charalambidis, Charalambos ^b   Paraskevopoulos, Ilias ^b   Papanikolaou, Athanasios ^b  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

autologous whole blood; function; lateral elbow epicondylitis; pain; platelet rich plasma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENNIS ELBOW; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053913359     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511417113     Document Type: Article

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