Platelet-Rich Plasma in Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Study.

GROWTH factors; ARTHROSCOPY; CHI-squared test; CLINICAL trials; COMBINED modality therapy; FISHER exact test; LONGITUDINAL method; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; HEALTH outcome assessment; PHYSICAL therapists; PROBABILITY theory; STATISTICAL sampling; ROTATOR cuff injuries; STATISTICAL hypothesis testing; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); THROMBIN; WOUNDS & injuries; STATISTICAL power analysis; DATA analysis; PAIN measurement; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; VISUAL analog scale; TREATMENT effectiveness; PRE-tests & post-tests; REPEATED measures design; BLIND experiment; DATA analysis software; FUNCTIONAL assessment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PLATELET-rich plasma; MANN Whitney U Test; THERAPEUTICS

The article discusses a study which hypothesized that the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) would promote better functional and structural results in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Results show that the PRP group and control group exhibited significant clinical improvement. It concluded that PRP did not promote better clinical results at 24-month follow-up and that the retear rate also did not change.