ArticleMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment of sports-related severe acute hamstring injuries.
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- Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions After Acute Hamstrings Injuries in Athletes: A Living Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in grade 2 hamstring muscle injuries: results from a randomized controlled trial.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Trial
- Platelet-rich Plasma in Orthopedics: Unraveling Cellular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Limitations : Platelet-rich Plasma in Orthopedics.Galen medical journal · 2025Review
- Current Challenges in the Development of Platelet-Rich Plasma-Based Therapies.BioMed research international · 2024Review
- Evidence-Based Management and Factors Associated With Return to Play After Acute Hamstring Injury in Athletes: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Review
- The 2020 NBA Orthobiologics Consensus Statement.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- The prevalence of non-contact muscle injuries of the lower limb in professional soccer players who perform Salah regularly: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
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- Platelet Concentrates in Musculoskeletal Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Influence of Platelet-Rich and Platelet-Poor Plasma on Endogenous Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Repair/Regeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
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- Nonoperative treatment of muscle injuries - recommendations from the GOTS expert meeting.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2018Review
- Platelet-rich Plasma Protects HUVECs against oX-LDL-induced Injury.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2018Article
- Update in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Research.Sports health · 2016Review
- Treatment of patellar and hamstring tendinopathy with platelet-rich plasma in varsity collegiate athletes: A case series.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
purposehamstring injury is the most common musculoskeletal disorder and one of the main causes of missed sporting events. Shortening the time to return to play (TTRTP) is a priority for athletes and sports medicine practitioners. HYPOTHESIS: platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection at the site of severe acute hamstring injury increases the healing rate and shortens the TTRTP. STUDY
designCohort study.
methodsall patients with ultrasonography and MRI evidence of severe acute hamstring injury between January 2012 and March 2014 were offered PRP treatment. Those who accepted received a single intramuscular PRP injection within 8 days post-injury; the other patients served as controls. The same standardized rehabilitation program was used in both groups. A physical examination and ultrasonography were performed 10 and 30 days post-injury, then a phone interview 120 days post-injury, to determine the TTRTP at the pre-injury level.
resultsof 34 patients, 15 received PRP and 19 did not. Mean TTRTP at the pre-injury level was 50.9±10.7 days in the PRP group and 52.8±15.7 days in the control group. The difference was not statistically significant.
conclusiona single intramuscular PRP injection did not shorten the TTRTP in sports people with severe acute hamstring injuries.
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