The Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on Post Operative Pain in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Post Operative Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Post Operative Pain focused on measuring PRP, BPTB, VAS, Anterior Knee Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary ACL Reconstruction
- Outerbridge </= 2
- Minimum follow up of two years
- No ligamentous secondary injury
- Willingness to participate in study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any previous knee injury
- prior history of anterior knee pain
- Outerbridge classification 3 or greater
- Revision ACL
- Diabetic or smoker
- Workers compensation patient
- pregnant or nursing women
- Any patient with limited English Proficiency
Sites / Locations
- NY Orthopedics
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Control Group
Platelet Rich Plasma
Patients will be randomized into the treatment arm using a computer generated randomization table (simple randomization). Patients in the control arm of the study will undergo Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using Autologous bone patellar tendon bone autograft. At the end of the surgery, their graft donor site will have bone graft chips placed into the bony defect and the wound will be closed using sutures.
Patients randomized into the treatment arm of the study will undergo Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with Autologous bone patellar tendon bone autografts. At the start of the surgery,just after the administration of anesthesia, 10cc of blood will be withdrawn from the patients IV by the anesthesiologist. This sample will be spun down into 3-5cc of Platelet Rich Plasma which will be added to the patients bone graft chips and placed into the donor site at the end of the case.