Comparison of PRP vs. corticosteroid subacromial injection for partial supraspinatus tear .
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Subacromial injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroid for the treatment of symptomatic partial rotator cuff tears
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Dec;26(8):837-84240 patients with a symptomatic partial supraspinatus tear were randomized to receive a subacromial injection of either platelet-rich plasma or corticosteroid (triamcinolone acetonide). The purpose of this study was to compare clinical, functional, and radiological outcomes at 6-week, 12-week, and 6-month follow-up between groups. Results demonstrated significantly higher scores consistently across functional outcome measures in favour of PRP versus corticosteroid at 12 weeks, but no significant differences in outcome measures at 6 months.
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