PRP Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment for Injured Tendons, Muscles and Joints by Dr. Brian C. Halpern

Published on Mar 12, 2012

Dr. Brian C. Halpern, Sports Medicine Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery, discusses how platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections may help treat injured bone or soft tissue, such as a tendon or ligament. Produced from a person’s own blood, PRP is a concentration of a type of cells called platelets which contain factors that are essential for healing tissues. PRP has been shown to help improve function in people with conditions such as chronic tendonitis, arthritis, tennis elbow, golfer elbow, rotator cuff tears and Achilles tendon injuries.

The PRP treatment process starts with a blood sample that is taken from a patient. The blood is put into a centrifuge to separate the PRP from the blood. After the PRP is treated, it is injected back into the patient’s injured area of bone or soft tissue. Some patients who received a PRP injection experienced improved function and … Read the Rest

Steroid injections administered too close to knee replacement surgery may increase infection risk

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ORLANDO, Fla.March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –??Injections received in the months prior to total knee ??(TKR) or total hip replacement (THR) surgery may increase the risk for infection and related complications, according to two studies – among the largest conducted on this topic – presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)…

…but these drugs also suppress the body’s immune system. Patients with suppressed immune systems have higher risks of severe, post-operative infections that are difficult to control, and can result in additional surgery, prolonged antibiotic use, and even death…

…researchers identified 83,684 patients in the Humana, Inc. database who underwent TKR for the first time (mean age 65-69) between 2007 and 2014.… Read the Rest

Mobile and Fixed Bearing TKAs Outcomes Similar at 10 years 2016 Study

March 1, 2016?? ORLANDO, Fla

All-polyethylene fixed-bearing, modular metal-backed fixed-bearing and mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasties showed similar durability, range of motion and function at 10-year follow-up, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, here by Matthew P. Abdel, MD.

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What should the patient know?

Barry J. Waldman MD, Esther A. Schaftel CRNP?? www.totaljointjoint.com

Unfortunately, there is an epidemic of knee arthritis in the United States.?? The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, estimates that between 2006 and 2030, the number of knee implants performed in the United States will increase from 300,000 a year to nearly 3.5 million.?? Even more concerning, the average age of knee implant patients gets younger each year1.?? It is not unusual for patients as young as 40 to experience severe knee arthritis and require knee implant surgery.???? Women account for about 60% of patients who need a knee implant – a proportion that has remained steady for the past few decades.3Read the Rest