Platelet Rich Plasma

NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Shane A. Shapiro, MD, discusses characterizing, dosing and investigating therapeutic mechanisms of action of platelet-rich plasma.

NEW ORLEANS — In reviewing modifiable ways to optimize patients to receive platelet-rich plasma injections, Prathap Jayaram, MD, PhD, said some medications, such as NSAIDs, can have an effect growth factor expression.

NEW ORLEANS — Use of biologics in rotator cuff repair may provide good imaging results, but more research is needed on its impact on clinical outcomes, according to a presenter here.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Jason L. Dragoo, MD, discusses how implementation of the National Biorepository Network of the Biologic Association has allowed surgeons to examine platelet-rich plasma more thoroughly.

LAS VEGAS — In addition to discussing the use of orthobiologics with patients, surgeons need to understand how to bill for orthobiologics, according to a presenter here.

Current data do support the potential for PRP to improve the outcomes of rotator cuff repair.

As advancements in musculoskeletal biologic therapies have grown in the past decade, so has clinical use of these therapies despite insufficient evidence for widespread clinical application.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In a presentation at Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Jason L. Dragoo, MD, discussed different types of biologics and how these can be used in the treatment of orthopedic conditions.

Platelet-rich plasma treatment with 1,550 nm fractional erbium-glass laser treatment proved an effective combination in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, according to a study.

Results showed intra-articular injection of microfragmented adipose tissue or platelet-rich plasma had comparable low numbers of failures and adverse events without signs of disease progression in patients with knee osteoarthritis.