A retrospective comparative study with historical control to determine the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma as part of nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1139-1145

  Kaniki, Nicole ^a   Willits, Kevin ^a,b   Mohtadi, Nicholas G H ^d   Fung, Vincent ^a   Bryant, Dianne ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

EID: 85027940815     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.04.086     Document Type: Article

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