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District Foot & Ankle Center is the first private Podiatrist clinic
in the city to offer Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment. This technology
has been used in surgical settings for years and has been very effective
in regeneration and repair of soft tissue.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a combination of blood platelets,
blood plasma and other growth factors that are injected into site
specific areas of the body. PRP platelets contain large deposits
of bioactive proteins that are needed to aid and accelerate tissue
repair and regeneration.
PRP for Ankle Injury Video
PRP for Plantar Fasciitis Video
Growth Factor Biology
The response of living tissue to injury forms the foundation of all surgical
practice:
All injury results in tissue and cellular damage
The body's natural response to this injury is a series of regeneration
and remodeling steps collectively referred to as the "Healing
Cascade"
The steps are initiated and controlled by bioactive proteins
found in platelets, plasma, and white blood cells
Cellular regeneration, remodeling, and proliferation required
a combination of:
Scaffold (structure or matrix)
Undifferentiated Cells
Signal Proteins (platelets, plasma and white blood cells)
Increasing the concentration of the bioactive proteins acts
as a catalyst for accelerating the wound
Healing process and forms the foundation of tissue engineering
Bioactive Proteins Healing Cascade
APC - PRP Platelet Concentrate
Blood contains bioactive proteins that initiate and control the healing process.
A small amount of the patient's blood can be drawn to concentrate these proteins.
Placing these proteins on the wound site help accelerate
the healing process. The protein load stimulates cell proliferation in a dose-dependent
manner.
Bioactive proteins replace, repair, and regenerate tissue. These
proteins are natural components found in the body and are considered
by many to be a “new frontier” of clinical treatment.
Increasing the bioactivity at the wound site takes medicine one
step closer toward its ultimate goal of naturally accelerating
the body's normal healing process.
The bioactive proteins carried by platelets are already being
used successfully for hemostasis, wound sealing, and wound healing
in surgical disciplines such as: oral and maxillofacial,
orthopedic, neurology, otolaryngology, cardiovascular, vascular,
general, plastic and reconstructive, non-healing wounds, and pediatrics.
Research
Ordinary platelet gels contain minimal increases in platelet concentration.
Pooled, human-derived fibrin glue products contain no bioactive signal proteins.
However, the concentrated platelets and white blood cells found in PRP contain
the bioactive proteins vital for initiating and accelerating tissue repair
and regeneration:
Growth factors derived from platelets affect mitogenic activity
of osteoblasts and other undifferentiated cells1
At the wound site, the growth factors act on undifferentiated
cells with respect to cell recruitment (chemoattraction) and
cell division (mitosis)2
Concentration of platelets well above baseline levels not only
increases the attraction of undifferentiated cells to the wound
site but also proliferation of those cells3
The enhanced cellular proliferation resulting from high platelet
concentrations can even allow for a reduction in autograft requirements
as well as accelerate bone and soft tissue healing4,5,6
PRP in the Media Saito's on the cutting
edge
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA Learn
more...
New Cure Discovered For Tennis
Elbow
ABC/KGO TV 7 San Francisco, CA Learn
more...
A Promising Treatment for Athletes,
in Blood
New York Times New York, NY Learn
more...
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