Can intra-articular injection of freeze-dried platelet-derived factor concentrate regenerate articular cartilage in the knee joint?

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 p...

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Main Authors: Tomohiko Shirata, Yuki Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Regenerative Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320418300890

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