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Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Focused Shock Waves in the Treatment of Jumper’s Knee in Athletes Mario Vetrano, MD*,†, Anna Castorina, MD†, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, MD†, Rossella Baldini, PhD‡, Antonio Pavan, MD§ and Andrea Ferretti, MD? +Author Affiliations †Physical...

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Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 May;91(5):411-7 Treatment of knee joint osteoarthritis with autologous platelet-rich plasma in comparison with hyaluronic acid. Spaková T, Rosocha J, Lacko M, Harvanová D, Gharaibeh A. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This...

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J Orthop Res. 2011 Sep;29(9):1320-6. doi: 10.1002/jor.21384. Epub 2011 Mar 15 Autologous protein solution inhibits MMP-13 production by IL-1? and TNF?-stimulated human articular chondrocytes. Abstract Catabolic inflammatory cytokines are prevalent in osteoarthritis...

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Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Mar-Apr;27(2):201-7 Intraarticular administration of platelet-rich plasma with biodegradable gelatin hydrogel microspheres prevents osteoarthritis progression in the rabbit knee Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic potential of...

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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Apr;18(4):472-9. Epub 2009 Oct 17. Platelet-rich plasma: intra-articular knee injections produced favorable results on degenerative cartilage lesions. Kon E, Buda R, Filardo G, Di Martino...

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  Arthroscopy. 2011 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print] Platelet-Rich Plasma Intra-Articular Injection Versus Hyaluronic Acid Viscosupplementation as Treatments for Cartilage Pathology: From Early Degeneration to Osteoarthritis Kon E, Mandelbaum B, Buda...