[Research progress of the mechanism of repairing bone defect with PRP].
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a kind of plasma with high concentration of platelet,which includes a lot of growth factors. It was widely used in oral and maxillofacial surgery and orthopedics, for the repairing of bone, cartilage and soft tissues. The growth factors, especially PDGF and TGF-beta, plays an important role in different stages and aspects.
Department of Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Shuai
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Chen
Ning
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Zhang
Wei-Shan
WS
Chen
Yong-Ping
YP
Wu
D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma / Q000737:chemistry*