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ArticlePloS one2018

Effect of leukocyte-reduced platelet-rich plasma on osteoarthritis caused by cranial cruciate ligament rupture: A canine gait analysis model.

José M Vilar, Maria E Manera, Angelo Santana, Giuseppe Spinella, Oliver Rodriguez, Mónica Rubio, José M Carrillo, Joaquín Sopena, Miguel Batista

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Articular Cartilage Regeneration in Veterinary Medicine.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

José M VilarDepartamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2060-2274
Maria E ManeraDepartamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.
Angelo SantanaDepartamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.
Giuseppe SpinellaDipartimento di Science Mediche Veterinarie, Facoltà di Veterinaria de la Università di Bologna, Via Tolara di sopra 50, Ozzano, Bologna, Italy.
Oliver RodriguezDepartamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4040-1266
Mónica RubioDepartamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, C/ Tirant lo Blanc, 7, Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2689-8862
José M CarrilloDepartamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, C/ Tirant lo Blanc, 7, Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain.
Joaquín SopenaDepartamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, C/ Tirant lo Blanc, 7, Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3601-9745
Miguel BatistaDepartamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · ESUniversidad Cardenal Herrera CEU · ESUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of this study was to objectively assess the effect of a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derivate in English bulldogs with stifle degenerative joint disease secondary to cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR). We used a force platform and affixed electrogoniometers to measure peak vertical force (PVF), vertical impulse (VI), stance time (ST), and angular range of motion (AROM), from 12 lame client-owned English bulldogs with post-CCLR stifle joint abnormalities. The 12 affected subjects were treated with 4 intra-articular injections of PRP, at 30-day intervals. Ten untreated, sound English bulldogs were used as a reference group. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using a linear mixed effects model. Mean values of PVF, VI, ST, and AROM were improved within the first 3 months post-treatment in the CCLR group, with mean measured changes increasing to maximum 4.56% body weight gain, 1.5% body weight/second, 0.07 seconds, and 6.18 degrees, respectively. The effects declined progressively after the treatment interval, ending at nearly initial levels after 6 months. This study demonstrates that dogs with CCLR treated with intra-articular PRP had improved PVF, VI, ST, and AROM over time; the duration of effect was waning by the end of the post-treatment period.

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Blood Component TransfusionAnimalsAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesDog DiseasesDogsFemaleLeukocyte CountLeukocytesMaleOsteoarthritisPlatelet-Rich PlasmaRupture

Identifiers

PMID29554150
PMCPMC5858837
OpenAlexW2790863119

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