Orthobiologics in Pediatric Sports Medicine
Orthobiologics are biological substances that allow injured
muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones to heal more quickly. Their use in
sports medicine has exploded in efforts to increase graft incorporation, stimulate
healing, and get athletes with problems such as anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) ruptures, tendinopathies, and cartilage injuries back to sport. Because
of the healing and regenerative potential in pediatric patients, there is a
paucity of studies involving the use of orthobiologics in children with sports
injuries. Much of their use in children has involved spinal surgery, tibial
pseudarthrosis, and benign bone lesions.
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