Lee Kenneth Y, Baker Hayden P, Hanaoka Chad M, Tjong Vehniah K, Terry Michael A
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, 259 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
J Orthop. 2019 Oct 31;18:91-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2019.10.007. eCollection 2020 Mar-Apr.
Patellar and hamstring tendinopathy are common injuries among elite athletes. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has emerged as a promising new therapy for accelerating healing and shortening recovery in patients with these conditions. We present 15 cases of PRP injection used for either patellar or hamstring tendinopathy in varsity collegiate athletes at a single institution. All of the athletes in our case series with hamstring or patellar tendinopathy were fully able to return to sport. Three of the athletes with patellar tendinopathy were referred for surgery, while none of the athletes with hamstring strain underwent a subsequent surgical procedure.
髌腱和腘绳肌腱病是精英运动员中常见的损伤。富血小板血浆（PRP）已成为一种有前景的新疗法，可加速这些疾病患者的愈合并缩短恢复时间。我们介绍了在单一机构中，15例将PRP注射用于大学院校运动员髌腱或腘绳肌腱病的病例。我们病例系列中所有患有腘绳肌腱病或髌腱病的运动员都完全能够重返运动。3例髌腱病运动员被转诊接受手术，而腘绳肌拉伤的运动员均未接受后续手术。
