Role of PRP in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

John S. Georgy; Lawrence P. Lai; Todd P. Stitik; Raj D. Desai; Charles Koon; Sanjay Kumbar; Boqing Chen; Patrick M. Foye

doi:10.1007/s40141-016-0119-4

Role of PRP in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

John S. Georgy, Lawrence P. Lai, Todd P. Stitik, Raj D. Desai, Charles Koon, Sanjay Kumbar, Boqing Chen, Patrick M. Foye

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Abstract

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is one of the many new therapeutic approaches that continues to evolve in the field of general musculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine, and orthopedic medicine. There has been increasing amount of interest particularly in knee osteoarthritis as it is the most common degenerative disease encountered in clinical practice. PRP injections have been found in the majority of recent clinical studies to be helpful for pain and function. The purpose of this article was to provide the readers with the historical perspective of PRP and the most current literature on the use of PRP for the treatment of knee OA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	138-144
Number of pages	7
Journal	Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-016-0119-4
State	Published - Jun 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Medicine (miscellaneous)

Keywords

Intra-articular
Knee osteoarthritis
Platelet-rich plasma
PRP injections
Sports medicine

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