Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma for chronic tennis elbow: A double-blind, prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial of 230 patients

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 463-471

  Mishra, Allan K ^a   Skrepnik, Nebojsa V ^b   Edwards, Scott G ^c   Jones, Grant L ^d   Sampson, Steven ^e   Vermillion, Doug A ^f   Ramsey, Matthew L ^g   Karli, David C ^h   Rettig, Arthur C ⁱ  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tucson Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e The Orthohealing Center and The Orthobiologic Institute (TOBI)   (United States)

^f Orthopaedic Research Clinic   (United States)

^g THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

ⁱ The Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

lateral epicondylitis; platelet; platelet rich plasma (PRP); tendinopathy; tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP); PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS; PLATELET; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP); TENDINOPATHY; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893605248     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513494359     Document Type: Article

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