Articular cartilage defects, caused by trauma, osteoarthritis, or other diseases, always lead to
severe joint pain and joint dysfunction. Without access to progenitor cells and the supply of …

Over the last 4 decades innovations in biomaterials and medical technology have had a
sustainable impact on the development of biopolymers, titanium/stainless steel and …

Background: Leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma (LP-PRP) is hypothesized to be more
suitable for intra-articular injection than leukocyte-rich PRP (LR-PRP) in the treatment of …

PURPOSE: The aim of our study is to compare the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and
viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid [HA]) intra-articular injections for the treatment of …

Background: Cartilage tissue engineering (CTE) aims to obtain a structure mimicking native
cartilage tissue through the combination of relevant cells, three-dimensional scaffolds, and …

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a natural concentrate of autologous blood growth factors
experimented in different fields of medicine in order to test its potential to enhance tissue …

Background Articular cartilage defects are a veritable therapeutic problem because
therapeutic options are very scarce. Due to the poor self-regeneration capacity of cartilage …

Purpose The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the available Level I and
Level II literature on platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a therapeutic intervention in the …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to update the reader on the current
applications of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). This …

Abstract 3D bioprinting is a booming method to obtain scaffolds of different materials with
predesigned and customized morphologies and geometries. In this review we focus on the …