Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Repeated leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma injections during and after double-row suture-bridge arthroscopic ...

For years, doctors have used platelet rich plasma (PRP) to promote healing in various surgeries. But a recent study demonstrates that a type of PRP did not improve healing after rotator cuff repair.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed platelet-rich plasma injection for rotator cuff disease may not have worse pain relief ...

July 20, 2010 (Providence, Rhode Island) — The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair does not improve healing rates or lessen perioperative morbidity, according to the ...

Dear Doctor: My doctor at the local bone and joint clinic said I was a good candidate for an experimental injection of PRP for arthritis in my right shoulder. What is your opinion? I'm 71. Dear Reader ...

Q: My doctor at the local bone and joint clinic said I was a good candidate for an experimental injection of PRP for arthritis in my right shoulder. What is your opinion? I’m 71. A: Unlike your doctor ...

When I tore my rotator cuff in 2008, I had conventional laparoscopic surgery to repair it. The outcome was excellent, but the recovery was long and horrible. The orthopedist wouldn’t let me drive for ...

Dear Doctor: My doctor at the local bone and joint clinic said I was a good candidate for an experimental injection of PRP for arthritis in my right shoulder. What is your opinion? I’m 71. Dear Reader ...

Medicare only covers PRP injections for the treatment of nonhealing diabetic wounds, and the treatment must meet specific criteria. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a controversial therapy that ...

For years, doctors have used platelet rich plasma (PRP) to promote healing in various surgeries, but a recent study demonstrates that a type of PRP did not improve healing after rotator cuff repair.