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Platelet-rich plasma to treat patellar tendinopathies: a 1 year follow-up.
Kaux, Jean-François; Croisier, Jean-Louis; Bruyère, Olivier et al.
2014In Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 52 (Special Suppl), p. 1285
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Abstract :
[en] Background: Jumper’s knee is a frequent chronic overuse syndrome of the upper part of the patellar tendon. Platelets contain lots of growth factors which could enhance the healing process of tendons. Infiltration of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) may be considered as a recent therapeutic option for chronic tendinopathies. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the clinical status and the return to sports activities in patients with chronic upper patellar tendinopathies up to 1 year after 1 infiltration of PRP. Methods: Twenty patients with chronic upper patellar tendinopathy were enrolled. Assessments were made before infiltration of PRP, and 6 weeks and 3 months and 1 year after the infiltration, using a 10-point Visual Analogic Scale and algofunctional scores (IKDC and VISA-P). Moreover, they had to answer an information questionnaire concerning their life and sports activities. The PRP was obtained with an apheresis system (COM.TEC, Fresenius). Six millilitres of PRP were injected without local anaesthetic. One week after infiltration, patients started a standardised sub-maximal eccentric reeducation. Results: Pain during daily activities significantly decreased with time. VAS has significantly dropped, IKDC and VISA-P significantly improved over the follow-up of 1 year. Seventy percents of patients reported a favourable evolution with decrease of pain, 15% did never report any improvement and 15% were treated surgically. Seventy percents returned to sports activities, 64,3% without any pain, and 50% of them recovered the same sport level. Younger patients seemed to be more susceptible to have an improvement of pain by the PRP infiltration. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that a local infiltration of PRP associated with a submaximal eccentric protocol can improve, at 1 year, symptoms of chronic jumper’s knee in patients non-responsive to classical conservative treatments.
Disciplines :
Laboratory medicine & medical technology
Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine
Author, co-author :
Kaux, Jean-François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Département des sciences de la motricité
Croisier, Jean-Louis ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Kinésithérapie générale et réadaptation
Bruyère, Olivier  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé
Forthomme, Bénédicte ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Rééducation du membre supérieur
LE GOFF, Caroline  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chimie médicale
Gothot, André ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie de la coagulation et de l'hémostase
DELCOUR, Sandra ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Laboratoire central
Crielaard, Jean-Michel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Evaluation et entraînement des aptitudes physiques
Language :
English
Title :
Platelet-rich plasma to treat patellar tendinopathies: a 1 year follow-up.
Publication date :
June 2014
Event name :
IFCC - WorldLab
Event organizer :
IFCC
Event place :
Istanbul, Turkey
Event date :
22-26 June 2014
Audience :
International
Journal title :
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
ISSN :
1434-6621
eISSN :
1437-4331
Publisher :
Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany
Volume :
52
Issue :
Special Suppl
Pages :
S1285
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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