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Dr. Stergios Oikonomidis, MD, PhD. Orthopaedic surgeon, physiologist, ozon therapist | Dr. Ioannis Toliopoulos, PhD. Physiology, post doct in immunology of reproductive medicine
"Konstantinion Research Center uses PRP in all its possible applications in order to improve or treat any chronic inflammatory diseases and chronic musculoskeletal problems with no side effects.
The center uses two methodologies of PRP depending on its application after the blood draw from the patient. The application of PRP is performed with thin needles in the trigger point of the damage by expert doctors and no side effects.
It has to be noted that before, during and after the applicaton of PRP, the research center will perform immunological testing for the progress of inflammation by measuring specific cytokines which play major role in the chronic pain or inflammation after taking blood or other biological fluid. By this way PRP will be evaluated with clinic laboratorial tests for the quality evidence based medicine.
What is PRP and what are its Applications?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), platelet-rich concentrate, autologous platelet gel or platelet releasate, all refer to one concept, which is an autologous concentration of human platelets contained in a small volume of plasma. It is known for a long time that fibrin clot and platelets have haemostatic and tissue repairing effect. In 1975, an article was published with the concept of platelet gel under the title of: ‘use of platelet-fibrinogen-thrombin mixture as a corneal adhesive. An exciting report was published in 1979 about the usage of gel foam in sutureless nerve anastomosis. After a few years an animal model showed that platelets and fibrin initiate a process consist of cell migration, collagen synthesis, fibroplasia and angiogensis which helps the lesion healing..."
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