ArticleBioMed research international2020
Isolated Meniscus Tears in Adolescent Patients Treated with Platelet-Rich Plasma Intra-articular Injections: 3-Month Clinical Outcome.
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- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) augmentation does not result in more favourable outcomes in arthroscopic meniscal repair: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2022Pooled it
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- The Meniscus: Basic Science and Therapeutic Approaches.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Advances in repair of non-discoid meniscus injuries in children: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Evaluating the efficacy of precise platelet-rich plasma injection in grade II meniscus tears.International journal of burns and trauma · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Meniscus Root Tear Repair Versus Conservative Therapy and Adjunct Therapies: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Ultrasound-guided injection using leucocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma for treatment of meniscal injuries in a duathlete: a case report.Regenerative medicine · 2024Article
- The Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma Augmentation in Meniscus Repair Results in a Lower Failure Rate than in the Control Group: A Systematic Review From Meta-analysis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Platelet-rich plasma and other injectables in the young athlete.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Review
- Utility of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy in the Management of Meniscus Injuries: A narrative review.Orthopedic reviews · 2024Article
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- High survival rate after the combination of intrameniscal and intraarticular infiltrations of platelet-rich plasma as conservative treatment for meniscal lesions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Clinical efficacy of platelet-rich plasma combined with arthroscopic meniscal plasty on pain, function and physiologic indicators in elderly patients with knee meniscus injury: a retrospective observational study.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Surgical Management of an Osteomyelitis Associated Subchondral Bone Defect in the Pediatric Knee Based on Arthroscopy, "Ossoscopy" and Bone Grafting-A Case Report.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- What Role DoesJournal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Efficiency of platelet-rich plasma therapy for healing sports injuries in young athletes.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2022Article
- Applications and prospects of different functional hydrogels in meniscus repair.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Review
- A Prospective Cohort Study on Quality of Life among the Pediatric Population after Surgery for Recurrent Patellar Dislocation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Meniscus Repair with or without Multiple Intra-Articular Injections of Platelet Rich Plasma after Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesMeniscus repair is a challenge for a practitioner, as an injured meniscus can lead to osteoarthritic joint changes with a greatly disabling outcome. Platelet-rich plasma has been regarded as a promising therapy to help induce healing. The purpose of the study is to clinically assess the effectiveness of PRP treatment in adolescents with meniscal lesions.
methodsThis retrospective study analyzed 30 patients with meniscal tears, aged 12 to 17 years, who had documented MRI meniscal lesion and persistent knee pain. In order to evaluate the outcome, the Lysholm knee scoring scale and numerical rating scale were used before injection and 3 months after treatment.
resultsPatients had a mean age of 13.93 years, 70% girls and 30% boys. The most affected was the medial meniscus. The mean value before injection on the numerical rating scale (NRS) of pain was 7.73, after the treatment being of 2.0. After treatment, 76.7% of the patients had "excellent" and "good" outcomes, while before injection, just 3% of the patients had a "good" score.
conclusionsPlatelet-rich plasma treatment can be effective in improving the clinical outcomes of adolescent patients with meniscus tears, for whom conservative management and physical therapy have failed to achieve pain relief.
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