Compared with conservative treatment, hematoma aspiration combined with
platelet-rich plasma injection may shorten return to play and reduce recurrence
rate among athletes with grade 2 hamstring strains, according to published results.
“Hamstring muscle injuries are among the most common injuries in
athletes and outcomes are often unfavorable,” Johannes B. Roedl,
MD, PhD, of Thomas Jefferson University, told Healio. “Platelets
are part of the patient’s own blood and the injection of platelets
into orthopedic injuries has been thought to induce healing, but results
have been unknown for hamstring injuries.”
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