SHOULDER & ELBOW
No benefit of PRP on patient reported outcomes following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
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Am J Sports Med. 2016 Aug;44(8):2136-46
120 patients scheduled for arthroscopic double-row repair of a supraspinatus tear, with or without a concomitant tear, were randomized to intraoperative administration of an injection of platelet-rich plasma at the tendon footprint, or subacromial injection of ropivacaine. The purpose of this study was to compare patient-reported outcome measures, primarily the Oxford Shoulder Score, and imaging results of tendon integrity over a 24-month follow-up. No significant differences between groups were observed for any outcome measured.
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