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Short-term benefit of PRGF in BPTB ACL reconstruction; long-term effect not found
September 2016
Short-term benefit of PRGF in BPTB ACL reconstruction; long-term effect not found
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Pain in donor site after BTB-ACL reconstruction with PRGF: a randomized trial
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2016 Jun;136(6):829-35Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
43 patients scheduled for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a bone-patellar-tendon-bone autograft were randomized to undergo the procedure with or without administration of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) to the harvest sites. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if PRGF augmentation led to significantly reduced donor-site pain when compared to non-augmented procedures. Resu...
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