Orthobiologics in Elbow Injuries

Cleo D Stafford 2nd; Ricardo E Colberg; Hunter Garrett

doi:10.1016/j.csm.2020.02.008

Orthobiologics in Elbow Injuries

Clin Sports Med. 2020 Jul;39(3):717-732. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.02.008.

Authors

Cleo D Stafford 2nd¹, Ricardo E Colberg², Hunter Garrett³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jessie Hill Junior Drive Southeast 3rd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CleoStaffordMD.
² Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, American Sports Medicine Institute, 805 St Vincent's Drive Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA. Electronic address: rcolberg@gmail.com.
³ American Sports Medicine Institute, 805 St Vincent's Drive Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA.

PMID: 32446585
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.02.008

Abstract

Orthobiologics are exciting tools providing promising results for difficult orthopedic conditions. In the elbow there is high-level evidence for their use in lateral epicondylopathy and encouraging evidence for other elbow pathologies. This article provides an in-depth review of the current literature for the use of orthobiologics in elbow injuries.

Keywords: Cartilage injuries; Elbow injuries; Ligament injuries; Orthobiologics; Platelet-rich plasma; Tendinopathy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Athletic Injuries / therapy*
Biological Products / therapeutic use*
Elbow Injuries*
Humans
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / therapeutic use
Platelet-Rich Plasma
Regenerative Medicine

Substances

Biological Products
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins