Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes following platelet rich plasma injection for chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy

RF Owens Jr, J Ginnetti, SF Conti… - Foot & ankle …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The successful treatment of chronic mid-substance Achilles tendinopathy
remains elusive. Approximately 25% to 50% of patients fail conservative treatment …

A single platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy: a retrospective preliminary analysis

CD Murawski, NA Smyth, H Newman… - Foot & ankle …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of patients undergoing a single platelet-
rich plasma (PRP) injection for the treatment of chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy …

Retrospective analysis of the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: pretreatment and posttreatment correlation of magnetic …

L Oloff, E Elmi, J Nelson, J Crain - Foot & Ankle Specialist, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been presented as a means of treating Achilles
tendinopathy. Over the past dozen years, a plethora of medical articles have advocated this …

Platelet rich plasma treatment for chronic Achilles tendinosis

RR Monto - Foot & Ankle International, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Chronic Achilles tendinosis is a relatively common but difficult orthopedic
condition to treat. In this study, autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP), a concentrated …

Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial

RJ De Vos, A Weir, HTM van Schie… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Tendon disorders comprise 30% to 50% of all activity-related injuries; chronic
degenerative tendon disorders (tendinopathy) occur frequently and are difficult to treat …

Effect of platelet-rich plasma injection vs sham injection on tendon dysfunction in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized clinical trial

RS Kearney, C Ji, J Warwick, N Parsons, J Brown… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Platelet-rich plasma injections are used as a treatment for chronic midportion
Achilles tendinopathy, but evidence for this treatment is limited. Objective In adults with …

Platelet-rich plasma injection for the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a meta-analysis

C Liu, K Yu, J Bai, D Tian, G Liu - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is used as an alternative therapy to reduce pain and
improve functional restoration in patients with Achilles tendinopathy (AT). We evaluated the …

Long-term beneficial effects of platelet-rich plasma for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy

M Guelfi, A Pantalone, D Vanni, M Abate… - Foot and Ankle …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this retrospective study is evaluating the long-term clinical outcome
in patients affected by mid-portion Chronic Recalcitrant Achilles Tendinopathies (CRAT) …

Treatment of Achilles tendinopathy with platelet-rich plasma

K Gaweda, M Tarczynska… - International journal of …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy commonly impedes the functioning of active persons.
Treatment methods vary, as do their results. The aim of the study was to evaluate the …

Evidence for the use of PRP in chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis

AK Nauwelaers, L Van Oost, K Peers - Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections have been proposed as an additional
therapy in the treatment of chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy (AT). The use of PRP …