Newer treatment for Achilles tendon disorder does not appear to be effective

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

An apparently increasingly used treatment method for a type of Achilles tendon disorder that includes injection of platelet-rich plasma into the tendon does not appear to result in greater improvement in pain or activity compared to placebo, according to results of a preliminary study published in the January 13 issue of JAMA.

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