Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Nov 2015
Platelet-rich plasma did not improve early healing of medial collateral ligament in rats.
The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is the most frequently injured ligament of the knee. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a relatively new treatment option developed to enhance the healing response after injury to different tissue types. This study aimed at investigating whether the addition of PRP to MCL tears in rats would alter healing both biomechanically and histologically. ⋯ The addition of PRP to a healing MCL did not improve any of the outcome measures in this model.