Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Symptomatic Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Preliminary Results in a Group of Active Patients

Sports Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-172

  Gobbi, Alberto ^a   Karnatzikos, Georgios ^a   Mahajan, Vivek ^a   Malchira, Somanna ^a  

^a Gobbi NPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

cartilage; cartilage shaving; knee; microfracture; osteoarthritis; platelet rich plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857678528     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738111431801     Document Type: Article

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