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SUBMITTER: Mannava S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5495659 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mannava Sandeep S Chahla Jorge J Geeslin Andrew G AG Cinque Mark E ME Whitney Kaitlyn E KE Evans Thos A TA Frangiamore Salvatore J SJ LeBus George G Godin Jonathan J LaPrade Robert F RF Philippon Marc J MJ
Arthroscopy techniques 20170612 3
Biological augmentation and therapeutics are being increasingly used in musculoskeletal and orthopaedic care. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is produced from centrifugation of peripheral blood, a process that concentrates platelets within autologous plasma. The process of PRP preparation is fundamental in controlling the contents, and it influences its therapeutic potential. Platelets contain alpha granules that store and release a variety of growth factors and other proteins that may augment the he ...[more]