Does platelet-rich plasma decrease time to return to sports in acute muscle tear? A randomized controlled trial

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 3319-3325

  Rossi, Luciano Andrés ^a   Molina Rómoli, Agustín Rubén ^a   Bertona Altieri, Bernardo Agustín ^a   Burgos Flor, Jose Aurelio ^a   Scordo, Walter Edgardo ^a   Elizondo, Cristina María ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute muscle injuries; Platelet rich plasma; Return to sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETURN TO SPORT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RECURRENCE; RETURN TO SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963754798     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-016-4129-7     Document Type: Article

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