PRP

It is not only the human organism that has a multitude of self-healing mechanisms to repair injured or damaged tissue. Injuries to skin and soft tissue are usually healed within a few days. Tissue is repaired by cell formation even in the case of larger defects, controlled by the genetic information in the neighboring cells. All these growth factors are present in the plasma of the blood, which initiate, promote and ultimately complete the healing of tissue.

Slow-growing tissue such as tendons, cartilage and bone can also be stimulated to repair and heal through the local application of the body's own blood plasma. Blood platelets play an important role in this process. To treat cartilage damage in joints or tendon and muscle injuries, the proportion of platelet-rich plasma from the patient's venous blood is therefore enriched by centrifugation and injected into the cartilage-damaged joint under sterile conditions, thereby stimulating the regeneration of the cartilage. At the same time, the plasma cells also have an anti-inflammatory effect on the treated joint.

Injections are also promising for the spine. PRP treatment is particularly recommended for younger patients and diabetics if cortisone injections are to be avoided.

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