Editorial Commentary: Platelet-Rich Fibrin Matrix-Is This Stuff for Real?!

Ajay C Lall; Benjamin G Domb

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2017.10.018

Editorial Commentary: Platelet-Rich Fibrin Matrix-Is This Stuff for Real?!

Arthroscopy. 2018 Mar;34(3):842-843. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.10.018.

Authors

Ajay C Lall¹, Benjamin G Domb¹

Affiliation

¹ Westmont, Illinois.

PMID: 29502702
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.10.018

Abstract

The use of biologic augments such as platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich fibrin for tendon pathology has skyrocketed within the past 5-7 years amongst orthopaedic patients. Many retrospective series exist with small sample sizes and variable clinical applications. Patient psyche, price of product, and outcomes may be more intimately related than once thought. In this commentary, we briefly review the placebo and psychometric effect of medicine.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Buttocks
Fibrin
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal
Platelet-Rich Fibrin*
Platelet-Rich Plasma*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Fibrin