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Glossary

Autologous

Autologous means derived from the patient's own body. PRP, PRF, and BMAC are all autologous, which is central to how they are positioned and handled.

Figure

A spun sample

PLASMA about 55% of the column BUFFY COAT platelets and leukocytes. about 1%. Drawn to scale. This is the whole target. RED CELLS densest fraction. sediments first. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

Figure. Nearly every term in this glossary is, in the end, a fact about what happens inside this tube.

In practice

Autologous does not mean unregulated, and it does not mean the preparation is standardised. It describes the source, nothing else.

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