title: Pain in donor site after BTB-ACL reconstruction with PRGF: a randomized trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are highly incident injuries in young athletes within our work area. The use of the patellar graft, despite being the treatment of choice, presents post-operative problems such as anterior knee pain, which limits its use and leads to preference being taken for alternative grafts. Our aim was to evaluate if the application of PRGF reduces anterior knee pain in donor site in BTB-ACL reconstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  43 patients were included in the double-blinded and randomized clinical trial comparing two patient groups who underwent ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon graft, comparing anterior knee pain with and without the application of PRGF at the donor site after harvesting the graft.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The PRGF group showed decreased donor site pain in comparison to the control group, with significant differences in the first two months of follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The application of PRGF decreased donor site pain compared to the control group.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Pza, Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023, Barcelona, Spain. roberto6jas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seijas
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Pza, Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cuscó
authors.affiliation: Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sallent
authors.affiliation: Veterinarian Surgery University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Pza, Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023, Barcelona, Spain.|Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ares
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Pza, Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cugat
mesh_terms: D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma; D011446:Prospective Studies; D060053:Transplant Donor Site; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
keywords: Anterior knee pain; BTB-ACL reconstruction; Patellar graft; Plasma rich in growth factors