Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic repair for discoid lateral meniscus tears

Abstract Background To evaluate the clinical results of arthroscopic repair with or without platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for tears of the discoid lateral meniscus (DLM). Methods Twenty-nine patients with DLM tears within a stable knee were arthroscopically treated with meniscal suture repair. Of those...

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Main Authors: Wen-Li Dai, Hua Zhang, Ze-Ming Lin, Zhan-Jun Shi, Jian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2500-9