title: Musculoskeletal applications of platelet-rich plasma: fad or future?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to detail the biology of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), critically review the existing literature, and discuss future research applications needed to adopt PRP as a mainstay treatment method for common musculoskeletal injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Any promising minimally invasive therapy such as PRP deserves further investigation to avoid surgery. Diagnostic imaging outcome assessments, including ultrasound-guided needle precision, should be included in future investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, 53792, USA. klee2@uwhealth.org
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Rabago
authors.forename: Geoffrey S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: Jon A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Camilo G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Borrero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*