ArticleBioMed research international2020
Platelet-Rich Plasma for Sport-Active Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Limited Return to Sport.
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- Platelet-rich plasma injections induce disease-modifying effects in the treatment of osteoarthritis in animal models.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- Evidence on ankle injections for osteochondral lesions and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International orthopaedics · 2021Pooled it
- Bone marrow aspirate concentrate injections provide similar results versus viscosupplementation up to 24 months of follow-up in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. A randomized controlled trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of therapeutic exercise and platelet-rich plasma in the case of knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2025Article
- Intra-articular injections in sport-active patients with degenerative cartilage lesions or osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Effect of Autologous Conditioned Plasma Injections in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Combined subchondral and intra-articular injections of bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide stable results up to 24 months.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Does Bone Marrow Edema Influence the Clinical Results of Intra-Articular Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Intra-Articular Injections of Autologous Adipose Tissue or Platelet-Rich Plasma Comparably Improve Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Effect and Related Mechanism of Platelet-Rich Plasma on the Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Meniscus treatment: biological augmentation strategies: a narrative review.Annals of joint · 2022Review
- Subchondral and intra-articular injections of bone marrow concentrate are a safe and effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis: a prospective, multi-center pilot study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Treated With PRP Injection.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Autologous Platelet- and Extracellular Vesicle-Rich Plasma Is an Effective Treatment Modality for Chronic Postoperative Temporal Bone Cavity Inflammation: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate a cohort of sport-active patients suffering from cartilage degeneration and OA, in terms of clinical outcome and return to sport (RTS) after platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injective treatment.
designThis study included forty-seven sport-active patients ≤50 years old with unilateral symptomatic knee cartilage degeneration or OA. Patients received 3 PRP injections and were prospectively evaluated at baseline and then at 2, 6, 12, and 24 months follow-up by IKDC subjective EQ-VAS, and Tegner scores. Furthermore, patients were asked about their RTS, in terms of return to any sport level or to their activity level before symptoms onset.
resultsIKDC subjective score improved significantly at all follow-ups, changing from 59.2 ± 13.6 to 70.6 ± 13 at 12 months and to 76.7 ± 12.5 at 24 months (
conclusionsSport-active patients affected by knee OA can benefit from PRP injections, with pain and function improvement over time. However, results are less satisfactory in terms of RTS since only half can achieve the same sport level as before the onset of symptoms. Patients undergoing PRP treatment should be made aware of their low chances to go back to high-impact sport activities.
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