Platelet-rich plasma as a treatment for patellar tendinopathy: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 610-618

  Dragoo, Jason L ^a   Wasterlain, Amy S ^a   Braun, Hillary J ^a   Nead, Kevin T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

patellar tendon; platelet rich plasma; randomized controlled trial; symptoms; tendinopathy; tendon injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATELLA TENDON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMS; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

PATELLAR TENDON; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; NEEDLES; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84897591676     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513518416     Document Type: Article

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