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SUBMITTER: Shirata T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6517792 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shirata Tomohiko T Kato Yuki Y
Regenerative therapy 20190510
Freeze-drying methods not only enable the delivery of growth factors using platelets, but also extend the shelf-life of platelet concentrates. The present study shows the clinical results of treating knee osteoarthritis with freeze-dried platelet-derived factor concentrate (PFC). While it improved pain, activities of daily living, sports and recreational activities, and knee-related quality of life, it did not significantly improve symptoms other than pain, such as restricted range of motion and ...[more]