Can Platelet-Rich Plasma Protect Rat Achilles Tendons From the Deleterious Effects of Triamcinolone Acetonide?

Background Triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injections are widely used for tendinitis but have deleterious effects, including tendon degeneration or tendon rupture. Purpose To investigate whether adding platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a blood fraction that participates in tissue repair processes, to TA can...

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Main Authors:	Tomoyuki Muto MD, PhD, Takeshi Kokubu MD, PhD, Yutaka Mifune MD, PhD, Atsuyuki Inui MD, PhD, Ryosuke Sakata MD, PhD, Yoshifumi Harada MD, Fumiaki Takase MD, Yasuhiro Ueda MD, Ryosuke Kuroda MD, PhD, Masahiro Kurosaka MD, PhD
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2015-07-01
Series:	Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967115590968
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