Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) applied during total knee arthroplasty

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma regarding healing, pain and hemostasis after total knee arthroplasty, by means of a blinded randomized controlled and blinded clinical study.METHODS: Forty patients who were going to undergo implantation of a total knee prosthesis were sele...

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Main Authors: João Paulo Fernandes Guerreiro, Marcus Vinicius Danieli, Alexandre Oliveira Queiroz, Elenice Deffune, Rosana Rossi Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000200186&lng=en&tlng=en