Platelet-rich plasma vs hyaluronic acid to treat knee degenerative pathology: study design and preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial. Filardo G, Kon E, Di Martino A, Di Matteo B, Merli ML, Cenacchi A, Fornasari PM, Marcacci M. Source Nano-Biotechnology Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via di Barbiano n. 1/10, Bologna 40136, Italy. Abstract BACKGROUND: Platelet rich plasma (PRP),...

Treatment of knee joint osteoarthritis with autologous platelet-rich plasma in comparison with hyaluronic acid. Spaková T, Rosocha J, Lacko M, Harvanová D, Gharaibeh A. Source Associated Tissue Bank of Faculty of Medicine UPJS, Kosice, Slovakia. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to find a simple, cost-effective, and time-efficient method for the preparation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP),...

PRP application techniques in musculoskeletal medicine utilize the concentrated healing components of a patient's own blood—reintroduced into a specific site—to regenerate tissue and speed the healing process. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) grafting techniques are now being utilized in musculoskeletal medicine with increasing frequency and effectiveness. Soft...

Prolotherapy is a method of regenerative injection treatment designed to stimulate healing.1 Prolotherapy is used for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain, inclucing ligament, tendon and joint injuries, as well as osteoarthritis. The termprolotherapy is short for proliferation therapy, as it stimulates the proliferation and repair of injured...

A relatively new treatment modality, PRP prolotherapy demonstrates effectiveness in case studies of patients with sacroiliac joint ligament laxity and painful dysfunction. The sacroiliac joints are subject to considerable stresses in weight-bearing and back-twisting movements. Trauma to the SI ligaments can occur with falls on the...