Clinical Applications of Plasma Growth Factors [chapter]

Jesús Alcaraz Rubio, Juana María Sánchez López
2018 Plasma Medicine - Concepts and Clinical Applications  
The use of plasma rich in growth factors has become a technique increasingly used in various fields of medicine. Since its inception in use in sports medicine and dental implants in the mid-80s, gradually it has expanded its field of use in clinical specialties. The power cell tropism for certain tissues, attributed to growth factors, has currently talked of a new medical discipline as Regenerative Medicine. Not only has experienced an ever increasing boom in various medical specialties, but
more » ... ultaneously has increased exponentially types and methodology for obtaining application forms even for the same pathology. So much so that now its use has exceeded the capacity to produce scientific evidence for successful clinical application.
doi:10.5772/intechopen.76089 fatcat:nvrvlmkfzndetazrtpjopf6g6m