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The Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Orthopaedic Injuries

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Platelet-Rich Plasma

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This chapter brings a detailed review on the cell components in plasma, and their associated functions like haemostasis and inflammation, as well as the mechanism of platelet activation. The issue is described in a didactic and comprehensive format. The authors also include practical applications of PRP in orthopaedic diseases such as tendinopathies, chondral lesions, osteonecrosis and ACL lesions. The association of PRP, growth factors and mesenchymal stem cells is pointed out as a future treatment for orthopaedic lesions.

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  1. Universidade Federal Fluminense, Icaraí, Brazil

    C. H. Bittencourt & P. B. Bittencourt

  2. UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil

    O. A. L. Neto

  3. Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Mariana, Brazil

    G. C. F. Arenas

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  1. Research Institute of Sports Medicine, Orthopedics and Regeneration - iMOR, Uberaba, Brazil

    José Fábio Santos Duarte Lana

  2. Department of Biotechnological Processes, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

    Maria Helena Andrade Santana

  3. Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

    William Dias Belangero

  4. Haematology and Hemotherapy Center, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

    Angela Cristina Malheiros Luzo

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Bittencourt, C.H., Bittencourt, P.B., Neto, O.A.L., Arenas, G.C.F. (2014). The Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Orthopaedic Injuries. In: Lana, J., Andrade Santana, M., Dias Belangero, W., Malheiros Luzo, A. (eds) Platelet-Rich Plasma. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40117-6_16

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