Dr. Sanchez from Spain and his co-authors recently published a paper in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (Feb. 2007) that supports the use of platelet rich plasma in achilles tendon repairs. Specifically, he found that PRP treated patients showed no wound complications, took less time to resume running and training activities. the cross-sectional area of the tendons treated with PRP increased less. Overall, they concluded that PRP my present a new way to enhance healing and functional recovery.
This is yet another study that supports the use of PRP for soft tissue musculoskeletal injuries. In my practice I have been using PRP to augment my achilles repairs for years with similar findings. A large prospective trial should be done because of the morbidity that can occur with surgical treatment. It would be interesting to find if the rate of wound complications and/or infection could be reduced with PRP.
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