Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) Versus Corticosteroid Injection for Painful Shoulder Conditions: Powered by OE M.I.N.D.
March 14, 2022
Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) Versus Corticosteroid Injection for Painful Shoulder Conditions: Powered by OE M.I.N.D.
Authored By: Yaping Chang, Steve Phillips, Meng Zhu, Aiden Scholey, Mohit Bhandari On Behalf of OrthoEvidence
Shoulder pain affects 1 in 4 people and is associated with impared life quality and function in work and household activities (Luime et al., 2004). Lifetime prevalence of shoulder pain ranges from 7% to 67% and for individuals whose work involves more upper limb activity and whose age is over 50, the prevalence is even higher, up to 78% (Luime et al., 2004; Hodgetts et al., 2021).
Common conditions associated with pain and dysfunction in the shoulder include rotator cuff tears or other types of injuries, frozen shoulder, bursitis, tendinitis, impingement and osteoarthritis, etc. (Lewis, 2009) Conservative strategies including...
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