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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Sports Med. 2017 Dec 21;46(8):2020–2032. doi: 10.1177/0363546517743746

Table 1.

Overview of Studies

Overview Therapy Demographics
Study Pathology Comparator SAEs Kit Activation Leukocyes per ul Platelets per ul Volume (ml) Country Mean Age Male Female
Pandey et al. 88, 2016 RC Repair w/o tx None Reported None CaCl2 4 474,000 8 India 54 74 28
Zou et al.55, 2016 AT Repair w/o tx 0 WEGO Platelet-Rich Plasma Preparation Kits (WEGO Ltd., Shandong, China) None Not reported Not reported 3–4 China 29 35 1
Seijas et al. 64, 2016 ACL Repair w/o tx None Reported None CaCl2 Not reported Not reported 4 Spain Not reported 37 6
Zumstein et al.89, 2016 RC Repair w/o tx 0 PRF Process (Nice, France) None Not reported Not reported Not reported France 66 18 17
Carr et al.9, 2015 RC Repair w/o tx None Reported Magellan Autologous Platelet Separator System (Arteriocyte) Thrombin Not reported Not reported <5 Britain 54 27 33
Lebiedziński et al.42, 2015 LE Betamethasone and lignocaine None Reported Arthrex Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) system (Naples, FL, USA) None Not reported Not reported Not reported Poland 50 40 59
Jo et al.32, 2015 RC Repair w/o tx None Reported COBE Spectra LRS Turbo; Caridian BCT Calcium gluconate 40 1,000,000 9* South Korea 61 27 57
Wang et al. 78, 2015 RC Repair w/o tx 0 Arthrex Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) system (Naples, FL, USA) CaCl2 Not reported 470,000 2–4^ Australia 59 28 32
Davenport et al.14, 2015 HT Whole blood 0 SmartPReP; Harvest Technologies None Not reported Not reported 3 USA 46 3 14
Montalvan et al.48, 2015 LE Saline None Reported Arthrex Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) system (Naples, FL, USA) None Not reported Not reported 2^ France 47 34 16
Tetschke et al. 73, 2015 LE Laser 0 Arthrex Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) system (Naples, FL, USA) None Not reported Not reported 3–5^ Germany 52 21 31
Behera et al. 6, 2015 LE Bupivacaine 0 None CaCl2 600–800 600,000–800,000 3 India 38 7 17
Gautam et al25., 2015 LE Corticosteroid None Reported None None Not reported Not reported 2 India Not reported N/A NA
Malavolta et al.44, 2014 RC Repair w/o tx 0 MCS+ 9000 blood cell separator and 994-CFE apheresis set Thrombin Not reported Not reported 20 Brazil 55 17 37
Dragoo et al. 23, 2014 PT Dry needling 0 GPS III Platelet Separation System (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, Indiana) None Not reported Not reported 6 USA 33 20 1
Raeissadat et al.57, 2014 LE Autologous whole blood 0 Rooyagen kit (Arya Mabna Tashkhis Corporation, RN: 312569) None 6740 1,227,000 2 Iran 44 14 47
Raeissadat et al.58, 2014 LE Autologous whole blood 0 Rooyagen kit (Arya Mabna Tashkhis Corporation, RN: 312569) None Not reported 990,000 2 Iran 46 8 32
Kesikburun et al.34, 2013 RC Saline 0 GPS III Platelet Separation System (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, Indiana) None Not reported 1,014,900 5 Turkey 53 13 27
Krogh et al.38, 2013 LE Saline or glucocorticoid 0 Recover GPS II system (Biomet Biologics Inc, Warsaw, Indiana) None Not reported Not reported 3–3.5 Denmark 45 31 29
Weber et al.80, 2013 RC Repair w/o tx None Reported Cascade system (Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, New Jersey) Calcium Not reported Not reported Not reported USA 62 36 24
Rha et al.60, 2013 RC Dry needling 0 Prosys PRP Platelet Concentration System None Not reported Not reported 3 South Korea 53 17 22
Jo et al.31, 2013 RC Repair w/o tx None Reported COBE Spectra LRS Turbo; Caridian BCT Calcium gluconate 40 1,000,000 9* South Korea 63 24 24
Vetrano et al.76, 2013 PT Extracorporeal shock wave therapy 0 MyCells Autologous Platelet Preparation System (Kaylight Ltd, RamatHasharon, Israel) None Not reported 0.89–1.1 × 10^12 4~ Italy 27 37 9
Ruiz-Moneo et al.61, 2013 RC Repair w/o tx 0 PRGF System1, B.T.I. Biotechnology Institute, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain CaCl2 0 600,000 Not reported Spain 56 30 39
de Almeida et al.15, 2012 ACL Repair w/o tx 0 Haemonetics MCS1 9000 cell separato + specific kit for platelet apheresis 995-E (Haemonetics Corp, Braintree, Massachusetts) CaCl2 0.91 1,185,166 20–40* Brazil 24 24 3
Gumina et al., 2012 RC Repair w/o tx None Reported RegenKit; Regen Lab, Le MontSur-Lausanne, Switzerland) None 7000 400,000 0.4–0.5* Italy 61 41 35
Cervellin et al., 2012 ACL Repair w/o tx 0 GPS II - Plasmax - Platelet Concentration System (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, IN, USA) CaCl2 and Thrombin Not reported Not reported Not reported Italy 23 40 0
Creaney et al.13, 2011 LE Whole blood None Reported None None Not reported 652,000 2 United Kingdom 51 74 56
Peerbooms et al.56, 2010 // Gosens et al.27, 2011 LE Corticosteroid 0 Recover™ Platelet Separation Kit (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, Indiana) None Not reported Not reported 3 Netherlands 47 48 52
de Jonge et al.16, 2011 // de Vos et al.17, 2011 // de Vos et al.18, 2010 AT Saline 0 GPS III Platelet Separation System (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, Indiana) Soluble type I collagen Not reported Not reported 4 Netherlands 50 26 28
Randelli et al.59, 2011 RC Repair w/o tx 0 GPS II - Plasmax - Platelet Concentration System (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, IN, USA) CaCl2 and Thrombin Not reported Not reported 6 Italy 61 21 42
Castricini et al., 2011 RC Repair w/o tx 0 None CaCl2 Not reported Not reported Not specified Italy 55 40 48
Thanasas et al.10, 2011 LE Whole blood 0 GPS III Platelet Separation System (Biomet Biologics, Warsaw, Indiana) None 11,644 1,292,500 3 Greece 36 8 21
Nin et al.51, 2009 ACL Repair w/o tx None Reported None CaCl2 Not reported 837,000 4* Spain 26 78 22
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multiple treatments

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PRP gel

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ACP