Role of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection in treatment of rotator cuff tear

Abstract Background One of the commonest causes of shoulder pain and disability is partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a volume of the plasma fraction of autologous blood that has platelet concentration above the baseline. It is theorized that PRP may he...

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Main Authors: Nermin Hassan El Gharbawy, Hossam Salaheldin Labib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-020-00032-3