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ReviewJournal of functional biomaterials2024

Exploring Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: An In-Depth Analysis.

Florin Nicolae Blaga, Alexandru Stefan Nutiu, Alex Octavian Lupsa, Nicu Adrian Ghiurau, Silviu Valentin Vlad, Timea Claudia Ghitea

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Review in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Academic Influence and Industry Funding in Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections: Coauthorship Network Analysis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Florin Nicolae BlagaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 65 Gheorghe Doja Street, 410169 Oradea, Romania.
Alexandru Stefan NutiuCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 65 Gheorghe Doja Street, 410169 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0009-0001-5766-1593
Alex Octavian LupsaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 65 Gheorghe Doja Street, 410169 Oradea, Romania.
Nicu Adrian GhiurauCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 65 Gheorghe Doja Street, 410169 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1604-262X
Silviu Valentin VladCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 65 Gheorghe Doja Street, 410169 Oradea, Romania.
Timea Claudia GhiteaPharmacy Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 10 1st Decembrie Street, 410073 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8981-1958

Funding

University of Oradea 410068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in all medical fields is currently gaining popularity (1). PRP is a biological product that can be defined as a segment of the plasma fraction of autologous blood with a platelet concentration level above the baseline (2). The fact that it has uses in tissue regeneration and wound healing has caught the eye of orthopedic surgeons as well, as intra-articular treatments have continued to evolve. Its benefits in the treatment of different osteoarticular pathologies are of great interest in the evolving orthopedic community, targeting mostly knee osteoarthritis, meniscus and ligament injuries (3). The purpose of this review is to update the reader on the current uses of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis pathology and to provide clinical feedback on its uses in the fields of orthopedic and sports medicine practice (4). We proceeded in studying 180 titles and abstracts eligible for inclusion. Compared to alternative treatments, PRP injections greatly improve the function of the knee joint.

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intra-articularkneeorthopedicosteoarthritisplatelet-rich plasmatreatment

Identifiers

PMID39194659
PMCPMC11355339

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