ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2018
THE USE OF SERIAL PLATELET RICH PLASMA INJECTIONS WITH EARLY REHABILITATION TO EXPEDITE GRADE III MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY IN A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: A CASE REPORT.
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- The impact of platelet-rich plasma injection on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Pooled it
- Autologous platelet-rich plasma therapy for refractory pain after low-grade medial collateral ligament injury.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Trial
- Ultrasound-guided treatments of the knee: a narrative review.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- Clinical and cadaveric evidence for inlay technique fixation in ruptured MCL inferior attachment treatment.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Pediatric Rupture of Hallux Interphalangeal Joint Lateral Collateral Ligament.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Platelet Rich-Plasma in MRI-Confirmed Tear of Posterior Cruciate Ligament: 4-Year Follow-up Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- Can the addition of ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block using 5% dextrose water augment the effect of autologous platelet rich plasma in treating elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis?Biomedical journal · 2021Article
- Pharmacological Treatment for Acute Traumatic Musculoskeletal Pain in Athletes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Optimizing outcomes of ACL surgery-Is autograft reconstruction the only reasonable option?Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2021Review
- Successful Treatment of Supraspinous and Interspinous Ligament Injury With Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection: Case Series.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2021Article
- Higher Physiologic Platelet Counts in Whole Blood Are Not Associated With Improved ACL Cross-sectional Area or Signal Intensity 6 Months After Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are one of the most commonly treated knee pathologies in sports medicine. The MCL serves as the primary restraint to valgus force. The large majority of these injuries do not require surgical intervention. CASE SUBJECT DESCRIPTION: A 30-year-old professional wrestling athlete presented to the clinic with acute complaints of right medial knee pain resulting from a traumatic valgus force. Physical exam revealed Grade 3 MCL injury. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed clinical diagnosis of a Grade 3 proximal MCL tear. This athlete had sustained a prior grade 3 ACL injury with Grade 3 distal MCL injury which required surgery to reconstruct the ACL and repair the MCL 13 months prior, in November of 2015. OUTCOMES: The subject was successfully treated with a series of three sequential Leukocyte Rich Platelet Rich Plasma (LR-PRP) Injections spaced evenly one week apart in addition to an early physical therapy regimen. The total treatment time was cut down from an expected 35-49 days to 31 days. DISCUSSION: When paired with the appropriate rehabilitation treatment progression, the use of LR-PRP injections in the treatment of an isolated MCL tear was beneficial for this subject.
conclusionThe results of this case report indicate that the use of LR-PRP and early rehabilitation shows promise in treating an acute grade 3 MCL injury. Future research utilizing randomized controlled trials are needed. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Case Report, 4.
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