Ultrasound-guided injection therapy of Achilles tendinopathy with platelet-rich plasma or saline: a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial

TP Krogh, T Ellingsen, R Christensen… - … American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common and difficult to treat musculoskeletal
disorder. Purpose: To examine whether 1 injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) would …

One-year follow-up of platelet-rich plasma treatment in chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial

S de Jonge, RJ de Vos, A Weir… - … American journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Achilles tendinopathy is a common disease among both athletes and in the
general population in which the use of platelet-rich plasma has recently been increasing …

Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial

RJ De Vos, A Weir, HTM van Schie… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Tendon disorders comprise 30% to 50% of all activity-related injuries; chronic
degenerative tendon disorders (tendinopathy) occur frequently and are difficult to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet-rich plasma injection for the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a meta-analysis

C Liu, K Yu, J Bai, D Tian, G Liu - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is used as an alternative therapy to reduce pain and
improve functional restoration in patients with Achilles tendinopathy (AT). We evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Achilles tendinopathy management: a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing platelet-rich plasma injection with an eccentric loading programme

RS Kearney, N Parsons, ML Costa - Bone & joint research, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Objectives To conduct a pilot randomised controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility of
conducting a larger trial to evaluate the difference in Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment …

Effect of platelet-rich plasma injection vs sham injection on tendon dysfunction in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized clinical trial

RS Kearney, C Ji, J Warwick, N Parsons, J Brown… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Platelet-rich plasma injections are used as a treatment for chronic midportion
Achilles tendinopathy, but evidence for this treatment is limited. Objective In adults with …

Is platelet-rich plasma injection effective for chronic Achilles tendinopathy? A meta-analysis

YJ Zhang, SZ Xu, PC Gu, JY Du, YZ Cai… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background Chronic Achilles tendinopathy is common in the general population, and
platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is seeing increased use to treat this problem. However, studies …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection therapy in the treatment of patients with achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

DT Arthur Vithran, W Xie, M Opoku, AE Essien… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Over the past few years, many studies have been conducted to evaluate the
effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in treating musculoskeletal conditions. However …

Treatment of Achilles tendinopathy with platelet-rich plasma

K Gaweda, M Tarczynska… - International journal of …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy commonly impedes the functioning of active persons.
Treatment methods vary, as do their results. The aim of the study was to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of refractory Achilles tendinopathy: results at 4 years

G Filardo, E Kon, B Di Matteo, A Di Martino… - Blood …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic Achilles tendinopathy is responsible for a severe reduction in physical
performance and persistent pain. There is currently a number of therapeutic options and the …