No benefit of PRP on rotator cuff healing after needling of calcific deposit
No benefit of PRP on rotator cuff healing after needling of calcific deposit
Rotator cuff healing after needling of a calcific deposit using platelet-rich plasma augmentation: a randomized, prospective clinical trial
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Feb;25(2):169-73Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
48 patients with chronic, symptomatic calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff undergoing arthroscopic needling were randomized to receive either a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) infiltration after debridement of the calcification or no PRP infiltration (control group). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of PRP on the healing in rotator cuff defects. The results displayed similar imp...
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