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Robert Jan de Vos and Adam Weir on Platelet rich plasma injections

24 Nov, 10 | by BMJ Group

In this edition of the BJSM podcast, Robert Jan de Vos and Adam Weir discuss their research on the efficacy of platelet rich plasma injections for the treatment of tendon injury.

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2 Responses to “Robert Jan de Vos and Adam Weir on Platelet rich plasma injections”

  1. […] 4. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection is the latest treatment to take sports medicine by storm but, does it work? A double blind RCT in JAMA comparing eccentric exercises (usual care) with either a PRP injection (PRP group) or saline injection (placebo group)  in Achilles tendon injury found no significant difference in the  primary outcomes, pain and function, nor in the secondary outcomes, patient satisfaction or return to sport,  up to 24 weeks.  We also picked it up in BMJ Short cuts. The evidence doesn’t support its use. Listen to Robert Jan de Vos and Adam Weir discuss their research in a BJSM podcast. […]

    BMJ Group blogs: BMJ » Blog Archive » Domhnall MacAuley on sports medicine’s top ten

    November 25th, 2010 at 8:32 am

  2. […] podcasts: Robert Jan de Vos and Adam Weir on platelet rich plasma injections Professor Jill Cook on managing tendinopathies in 2011 Treating tendinopathy with Professor […]

    BMJ Group podcasts: British Journal of Sports Medicine podcast » Blog Archive » Treating tendinopathy with Professor Håkan Alfredson

    October 24th, 2011 at 2:35 pm

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