Platelet-Rich Plasma Guided Injections: Clinical Application in Peripheral Neuropathies

Platelet-Rich Plasma Guided Injections: Clinical Application in Peripheral Neuropathies

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is defined as an autologous concentrated preparation of platelets and their associated growth factors in a small volume of plasma. The presence of these growth factors has stimulated the scientific community to search about possible benefits of the use of PRP in tissue regeneration. Provided that previously in vitro and animal research demonstrated that PRP could prob...

Intraarticular Injections of Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP)in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis

  The clinical use of PRP therapy in the practical setting of orthopaedic fields is increasing partly because of the accessibility of devices that are used in outpatient preparation and delivery. Another reason is the strong advertisement of PRP procedures as the ultimate treatment and novel technology for knee problems by a few orthopaedic surgeons based on claims of abundant scientific eviden...

Application of platelet-rich plasma and other platelet-derivative products in Iranian studies

Introduction: The use of platelet products such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a component of regenerative medicine has been on the rise in Iran like other countries. We aimed to go over the current published work of Iranian researchers on platelet products, while performing qualitative and quantitative assessments about them. Materials and Methods: This study was performed as review study. T...

Treatment of Early Hip Osteoarthritis: Ultrasound-Guided Platelet Rich Plasma versus Hyaluronic Acid Injections in a Randomized Clinical Trial

Purpose  The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections of autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) versus hyaluronic acid (HA) for symptomatic early osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. Methods  A prospective controlled double-blinded randomized trial on 80 patients with hip OA was conducted. The patients were divided in two groups of 40 pati...

Platelet Rich Plasma vs. Corticosteroid Injections in Treatment of Tendinopathies