Platelet-rich plasma injections in the treatment of chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2609-2615

  Kesikburun, Serdar ^a   Tan, Arif Kenan ^a   Yilmaz, Bilge ^a   Yaşar, Evren ^a   Yazicioǧlu, Kamil ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

injection; platelet rich plasma; randomized clinical trial; rotator cuff; tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINITIS; TENDON; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

INJECTION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84887188298     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513496542     Document Type: Article

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