Hyaluronic acid induces the release of growth factors from platelet-rich plasma

• Main Authors: Kohei Iio (Author), Ken-Ichi Furukawa (Author), Eiichi Tsuda (Author), Yuji Yamamoto (Author), Shugo Maeda (Author), Takuya Naraoka (Author), Yuka Kimura (Author), Yasuyuki Ishibashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Objective: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) injection are both therapeutic options for osteoarthritis and chronic tendinopathy. Although several comparative studies on the two have been published, the effects of mixing PRP and HA are not fully understood. The purpose of...