Platelet-rich plasma injection vs corticosteroid injection for conservative treatment of rotator cuff lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To explore the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection regarding functional recovery, pain relief, and range of motion (ROM) of shoulder compared with the corticosteroid injection in patients with rotator cuff lesions treated non-operatively.

Methods

An electronic literature search was performed by 2 authors in the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases to identify relevant randomized controlled trial (RCTs) that were published up to July 20, 2020. The quality of the included RCTs was evaluated using the approach recommended by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) or mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were applied to calculate the pooled eff

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7899870 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature