Table 2.

- Results of clinical use of PRP in tendon, ligament and cartilage healing.

Authors (year)	Diagnosis	Design	Size	Results
Sanchez et al.2003	Cartilage lesion/degeneration	Case report	1 patient	Rapid resumption of symptom free athletic activity
Mishra et al. 2006	Chronic elbow tendinitis	Cohort	15 patients	Decreased pain at 2 years
Sanchez et al. 2007	Achilles tear healing	Case control	6 repairs with PRP	Increase ROM and early return to activity by ± 4-7 weeks
Sanchez et al. 2008	Cartilage lesion/degeneration	Retrospective study	60 patients	Better pain control and physical improvement
Randelli et al. 2008	Rotator cuff tear	Prospective study	14 patients	Good and stable clinical results after asc clinical repair
Maniscalco et al. 2008	Rotator cuff tear	Case report	1 patient	Pain relief and Rom recovery after surgical repair; complete integrity
Orrego et al. 2008	ACL tear	Prospective randomized control	108 patients	Enhancing maturation
Silva et al. 2009	ACL tear	Prospective study	40 patients	No difference compared to controls
Kon et al. 2009	Patellar tendinopathy	Prospective study	20 patients	Marked better knee function and quality of life
Kon et al. 2010	Cartilage lesion/degeneration	Prospective study	91 patients	Clinical improvement; better results in early degeneration and younger patients
Radice et al. 2010	ACL tear	Prospective single blind study	50 patients	Reduction in time required for homogeneous graft signal with MRI
Filardo et al. 2010	Partial Achilles lesion/tendinopathy	Prospective study	1 patient	Fast tissue repair and return to competitive sports
De Vos et al. 2010	Achilles lesion/tendinopathy	Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial	54 patients	Same results in pain and improvement compared with saline injection
Peerboms et al. 2010	Elbow tendinopathy	Randomized controlled trial	100 patients	Reduced pain and increased function