background: plantar fasciitis (pf) is a common foot complaint, affects both active sportsmen and physically inactive middle age group. it is believed that pf results from degenerative changes rather than inflammation. platelet?rich plasma (prp) therapy has been introduced as an alternative therapy for pf. this study is aimed to systematically review to the effectiveness and relevant factors of ...

conclusions in our case the prfg completely resolved a long-standing fistula resistant to exhaustive conservative management. the treatment with prfg has been proved to be effective in the selected cases and it seems that traumatic esophago-cutaneous fistula may be one of these selections. application of fibrin sealant should be considered early in the management of these difficult clinical pro...

Most antithrombotic approaches target prevention rather than the more clinically relevant issue of resolution of an existing thrombus. In this study, we describe a novel and effective therapeutic strategy for ex vivo clearance of pre-existing platelet thrombus by the combination of two bifunctional platelet GPIIIa49-66 ligands that target different parts of the arterial thrombus. We produced an...