Dr. Jeffrey Traina: PRP After Total Knee Replacement Could Reduce Blood Loss

Jeffrey Traina, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Natchez (Miss.) Community Hospital, recently gave a presentation on platelet-rich plasma at the annual International Arthroplasty Conference in Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt, and at the International Society for Technical Arthroplasty congress in Dubai, according to a report from The Natchez Democrat.

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The presentation was based on a study Dr. Traina completed where he treated 81 patients with PRP after total knee replacement surgery. He found that only 2.4 percent of the patients needed a blood transfusion, compared with the typical transfusion rates which are 30-50 percent.

Read the report from The Natchez Democrat on Dr. Jeffrey Traina.

Read other coverage on PRP:

– PRP Use for Orthopedics: Updates and Standards From AAOS


– World Anti-Doping Agency Will Allow PRP for Athletes in 2011


– Dr. Neal ElAttrache to Treat NBA’s Brandon Roy With PRP Injection

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