Plasmolifting PRP Practice in Orthopedics
Knee PRP therapy is used after surgical operations on ligaments and menisci. There are many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of this procedure to accelerate the restoration of intra-articular structures.
One of the most frequent areas of application is the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee. She herself cannot fully recover with a complete rupture. Therefore, surgical treatment is used to normalize its splicing (ligamentation). Free autografts are used.
There are different types of them. STG (own tendons) and VTB grafts ("bone-tendon-bone") are used. In both the first and second cases, the introduction of PRP into the knee allows significant positive treatment results to be achieved.
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First of all, PRP is carried out to accelerate the rehabilitation period. Studies show that when using STG transplants, the ligamentization period is on average 369 days (about 1 year), while the use of PRP reduces this period to 177 days (6 months). That is, the terms are reduced by 2 times.
Even more significant results can be achieved when using PRP therapy of the knee after the use of a VTB graft to restore the anterior cruciate ligament. The average duration of ligamentation is about 1 year. When using PRP, it was reduced to 3.5 months.
Studies show that ligamentization after surgery is much better in patients receiving PRP therapy than in the control group. However, the results are better only 4-6 months after surgery. The examination of patients after 1 year shows that the final results are the same.
Nevertheless, PRP therapy can significantly reduce the recovery time of patients after surgery. This is especially important for professional athletes who want to return to the training process as soon as possible.