Platelet-rich plasma prevents blood loss and pain and enhances early functional outcome after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomised controlled study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 387-395

  Aggarwal, Aditya K ^a   Shashikanth, V S ^a   Marwaha, Neelam ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Autologous platelet rich plasma; Blood loss; Functional outcome; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84894577392     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-2136-6     Document Type: Article

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