May 21, 2007 -- Topical application of a gel made from platelets in healthy individuals' own blood (autologous platelet gel; APG) may help wounds heal more quickly and completely, according to the ...

A blood platelet-enriched collagen gel can stimulate natural healing of a partial ACL tear by encouraging the cells to fill the defect and restore mechanical strength to the ligament, according to a ...

A special blood concentrate known as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) can promote healing in a wide range of medical and surgical situations, but research has been limited by the lack of… A special blood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Platelet rich plasma has been shown to stimulate healing in various clinical situations. Spanish researchers, ...

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a blood plasma product in which concentration of platelets is elevated four to eight times higher than the normal blood platelet concentration. PRP is also called ...

4 CMO Office, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar Correspondence to Dr Bruce Hamilton, Sports Medicine, High Performance Sport NZ, AUT/Millenium Institute of Sport and Health, ...

Maintaining adequate platelet levels is important for proper blood clotting and preventing excessive bleeding. A typical adult platelet range is 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.

HEMORRHAGE is a frequent and often major complication in patients with acute leukemia. In addition to thrombocytopenia and its resulting coagulation defects disturbances of the hemostatic mechanism ...