Platelet-rich plasma: Does it help reduce tunnel widening after ACL reconstruction?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 824-829

  Vadalà, Antonio ^a   Iorio, Raffaele ^a   De Carli, Angelo ^a   Ferretti, Matteo ^a   Paravani, Daniele ^a   Caperna, Ludovico ^a   Iorio, Carlo ^a   Gatti, Andrea ^a   Ferretti, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; CT scan; Platelet rich plasma; Tunnel enlargement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875381439     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-1980-z     Document Type: Article

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