Are multiple platelet-rich plasma injections useful for treatment of chronic patellar tendinopathy in athletes?: A prospective study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 906-911

  Charousset, Christophe ^a   Zaoui, Amine ^b   Bellaiche, Laurence ^c   Bouyer, Benjamin ^d  

^a Institut osteoarticulaire Paris Courcelles   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Centre d'Image Médicale Bachaumont   (France)

^d HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

jumper's knee; patellar tendinopathy; platelet rich plasma; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJURY; JUMPER'S KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

JUMPER'S KNEE; PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84898994021     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513519964     Document Type: Article

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