Orthobiologics have become increasingly popular in recent years. OrthoInfo defines orthobiologics as “therapies developed from biologic (natural) substances that can be used by orthopaedic specialists to relieve pain […], enhance the body’s ability to heal from a repetitive use injury […] and in some cases, improve healing after orthopaedic surgery.” One of the most popular […]
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Silver bullet for fracture healing?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is one of those innovations in orthopaedics which has always had huge potential. It is widely used for variety of different acute and chronic conditions, but unfortunately the evidence of efficacy is still very weak. Fracture healing has been suggested as potential target for PRP. Recent review in the Injury journal quite […]