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Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Research Article
Long Duration Ultrasound Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Return to Sport after Soft Tissue Injury: A Single Center Study
Author(s): Jason Krystofiak, Jan Bruins, Ethan Bates and Josh Kummer*
Objective: The use of Long-Duration Ultrasound (LDU) and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments to facilitate injury
healing and pain relief are typically utilized independently in sports medicine. Our study aimed to investigate the combined
regenerative effect of daily LDU with high-concentration single-injection PRP for treating sport-related musculoskeletal
injuries.
Methods: In total, thirty-five competitive athletes (n=35) with grade II sprains and strains and tendinopathies injured during
sport and unable to continue to play were sequentially administered PRP (n=20, 20.4 yoa, 18 male, 2 female) or PRP+LDU
(n=15, 20.27 yoa, 14 male, 1 female). In the PRP treatment group, each subject was treated with a single injection of PRP
consisting of 1.28 billion platelets/mL under ultrasound-image guidance to the injury site. The P.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0533.23.12.366