Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3336110 | Transfusion and Apheresis Science | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Cytokines are important mediators of healing. Application of autologous platelet-rich plasma enriched in growth factors and antimicrobial proteins, known also as platelet-leukocyte rich plasma (PLRP), represents a novel approach to the treatment of soft tissue and bone healing disturbances. This case is the first report on the application of PLRP in an infected high-energy soft tissue injury and shows that the volume and concentration of platelets and leukocytes is adequate to induce healing processes despite concurrent infection.
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Authors
Agata Cieslik-Bielecka, Tomasz Bielecki, Tadeusz S. Gazdzik, Jerzy Arendt, Wojciech Król, Tomasz Szczepanski,