Research progress of platelet-rich plasma in the clinical applications of foot and ankle surgery / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

PRP (Platelet-rich plasma) is an autologous concentrate of platelets extracted from the whole blood,which has the ability of hemostasis,relieving pain and accelerating wound healing.PRP can promote tissue repairing effectively,because it not only provides concentrated nutrition,but also builds a better microenvironment.With the wide spread of PRP,it has been gradually applied to the treatment of tendon,ligament,cartilage and muscle injury in orthopedics.And meanwhile,with the rapid development of foot and ankle surgery in recent years,such applications have been introduced into this area,reports of therapeutic effects of foot and ankle disorders are also emerging.This paper makes a summary of the clinical studies of foot and ankle disorders with PRP.