Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Jean Luc Ziltener

Publications

• Review Article
  How Effective are Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for the Treatment of Sports Injuries: a Critical Review of the Literature
  Author(s): Jean Luc Ziltener, L Allet, P Sclison and M GrosclaudeJean Luc Ziltener, L Allet, P Sclison and M Grosclaude
  
  Acute soft-tissue lesions and chronic overuse injuries in the sports medicine field are very frequent and in most cases, difficult to treat. Tissue repair in musculoskeletal lesions is often too slow and sometimes incomplete for a given athlete. The fastest, most complete recovery is of primary importance, and keeping the delay until return-to- field as brief as possible, a priority. Many bioactive proteins and growth factors amongst others influence healing processes. Administration of Platelet Rich Plasma enables the production, from the patient’s own blood, of natural, high concentrations of autologous growth factors. Basic research and animal studies are promising, but evidence- based studies examining the treatment of human musculoskeletal lesions by Platelet Rich Plasma are still lacking. Nevertheless, such treatment is increasingly used in spo.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0673.S2-003

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