Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Patellar Tendinopathy

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2583-2590

  Liddle, Alexander D ^a   Rodríguez Merchán, E Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

patellar tendon; platelet rich plasma; tendinopathy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; HUMAN; INJECTION; TENDINOPATHY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ATHLETES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84942929143     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514560726     Document Type: Review

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