Effects of platelet-rich fibrin matrix on repair integrity of at-risk rotator cuff tears

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 286-293

  Bergeson, Adam G ^a   Tashjian, Robert Z ^a,b   Greis, Patrick E ^a   Crim, Julia ^a   Stoddard, Gregory J ^a   Burks, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

arthroscopic; magnetic resonance imaging; outcomes; platelet rich fibrin matrix (PRFM); platelet rich plasma; rotator cuff; tendon healing

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURY; THROMBOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; BLOOD PLATELETS; FIBRIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84856720118     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511424402     Document Type: Article

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