Platelet-rich plasma in the conservative treatment of painful tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-115

  Andia, I ^a   Latorre, P M ^a   Gomez, M C ^a   Burgos Alonso, N ^a   Abate, M ^b   Maffulli, N ^c  

^a BIOCRUCES BIZKAIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Conservative management; Meta analysis; Pain; Platelet rich plasma; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELBOW; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALGESIA; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL BIAS; TENDINOPATHY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; INJECTION SITE PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RESEARCH DESIGN; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901984514     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldu007     Document Type: Article

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