1. Barber FA, Hrnack SA, Snyder SJ, Hapa O. Rotator
cuff repair healing influenced by platelet-rich
plasma construct augmentation. Arthroscopy. 2011;
27(8):1029-35.
2. Randelli PS, Arrigoni P, Cabitza P, Volpi P, Maffulli N.
Autologous platelet rich plasma for arthroscopic
rotator cuff repair. A pilot study. Disabil Rehabil. 2008;
30(20-22):1584-9.
3. Cheung EV, Silverio L, Yao J. Delivered growth factor
therapy to improve healing after rotator cuff repair.
Stem Cells Cloning. 2010; 3(1):135-44.
4. Maniscalco P, Gambera D, Lunati A, Vox G, Fossombroni
V, Beretta R, et al. The “Cascade” membrane: a new
PRP device for tendon ruptures. Description and case
report on rotator cuff tendon. Acta Biomed. 2008;
79(3):223-6.
5. Fu CJ, Sun JB, Bi ZG, Wang XM, Yang CL. Evaluation
of platelet-rich plasma and fibrin matrix to assist
in healing and repair of rotator cuff injuries: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Rehabil.
2017; 31(2):158-72.
6. Lorbach O, Baums MH, Kostuj T, Pauly S, Scheibel
M, Carr A, et al. Advances in biology and mechanics
of rotator cuff repair. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol
Arthrosc. 2015; 23(2):530-41.
7. Jo CH, Shin JS, Shin WH, Lee SY, Yoon KS, Shin S. Plateletrich
plasma for arthroscopic repair of medium to
large rotator cuff tears: a randomized controlled trial.
Am J Sports Med. 2015; 43(9):2102-10.
8. Zhang JY, Fabricant PD, Ishmael CR, Wang JC,
Petrigliano FA, Jones KJ. Utilization of platelet-rich
plasma for musculoskeletal injuries: an analysis of
current treatment trends in the United States. Orthop
J Sports Med. 2016; 4(12):2325967116676241.
9. Zhao JG, Zhao L, Jiang YX, Wang ZL, Wang J, Zhang
P. Platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic rotator cuff
repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled
trials. Arthroscopy. 2015; 31(1):125-35.
10. Wang A, McCann P, Colliver J, Koh E, Ackland T, Joss B,
et al. Do postoperative platelet-rich plasma injections
accelerate early tendon healing and functional
recovery after arthroscopic supraspinatus repair? A
randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2015;
43(6):1430-7.
11. Carr A, Cooper C, Murphy R, Watkins B, Wheway
K, Rombach I, et al. PARot--assessing platelet-rich
plasma plus arthroscopic subacromial decompression
in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy: study
protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials.
2013; 14(1):167.
12. Antuna S, Barco R, Martinez Diez JM, Sanchez Marquez
JM. Platelet-rich fibrin in arthroscopic repair of
massive rotator cuff tears: a prospective randomized
pilot clinical trial. Acta Orthop Belg. 2013; 79(1):25-30.
13. Sheth U, Simunovic N, Klein G, Fu F, Einhorn TA,
Schemitsch E, et al. Efficacy of autologous platelet-rich
plasma use for orthopaedic indications: a meta-analysis.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012; 94(4):298-307.
14. Anitua E. Plasma rich in growth factors: preliminary
results of use in the preparation of future sites
for implants. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 1999;
14(4):529-35.
15. Nourissat G, Mainard D, Kelberine F. Current concept
for the use of PRP in arthroscopic surgery. Orthop
Traumatol Surg Res. 2013; 99(8 Suppl):S407-10.
16. Nixon AJ, Watts AE, Schnabel LV. Cell- and gene-based
approaches to tendon regeneration. J Shoulder Elbow
Surg. 2012; 21(2):278-94.
17. Weeks KD 3rd, Dines JS, Rodeo SA, Bedi A. The basic
science behind biologic augmentation of tendon-bone
healing: a scientific review. Instr Course Lect. 2014;
63(1):443-50.
18. Taylor DW, Petrera M, Hendry M, Theodoropoulos JS.
A systematic review of the use of platelet-rich plasma
in sports medicine as a new treatment for tendon and
ligament injuries. Clin J Sport Med. 2011; 21(4):344-52.
19. Hall MP, Band PA, Meislin RJ, Jazrawi LM, Cardone DA.
Platelet-rich plasma: current concepts and application

in sports medicine. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2009;
17(10):602-8.
20. Cheung EV, Silverio L, Sperling JW. Strategies in
biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair: a review.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010; 468(6):1476-84.
21. Bava ED, Barber FA. Platelet-rich plasma products in
sports medicine. Phys Sportsmed. 2011; 39(3):94-9.
22. Ellman H. Diagnosis and treatment of incomplete
rotator cuff tears. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1990;
(254):64-74.
23. Beck J, Evans D, Tonino PM, Yong S, Callaci JJ. The
biomechanical and histologic effects of platelet-rich
plasma on rat rotator cuff repairs. Am J Sports Med.
2012; 40(9):2037-44.
24. Maffulli N, Longo UG, Loppini M, Berton A, Spiezia F,
Denaro V. Tissue engineering for rotator cuff repair:
an evidence-based systematic review. Stem Cells Int.
2012; 2012(10):418086.
25. Moraes VY, Lenza M, Tamaoki MJ, Faloppa F, Belloti
JC. Platelet-rich therapies for musculoskeletal soft
tissue injuries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;
29(4):CD010071.
26. Randelli P, Randelli F, Ragone V, Menon A, D’Ambrosi R,
Cucchi D, et al. Regenerative medicine in rotator cuff
injuries. Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014(12):129515.
27. Andia I, Maffulli N. Muscle and tendon injuries: the role
of biological interventions to promote and assist healing
and recovery. Arthroscopy. 2015; 31(5):999-1015.
28. LaPrade RF, Geeslin AG, Murray IR, Musahl V,
Zlotnicki JP, Petrigliano F, et al. Biologic treatments
for sports injuries II think tank-current concepts,

future research, and barriers to advancement, part 1:
biologics overview, ligament injury, tendinopathy. Am
J Ports Med. 2016; 44(12):3270-83.
29. Malavolta EA, Assuncao JH, Gracitelli ME, Ferreira
Neto AA. Comments on: evaluation of platelet-rich
plasma and fibrin matrix to assist in healing and
repair of rotator cuff injuries: a systematic review and
meta-analysis. Clin Rehabil. 2016; 30(7):726-7.
30. Zumstein MA, Rumian A, Thelu CE, Lesbats V, O’Shea
K, Schaer M, et al. SECEC Research Grant 2008 II: use
of platelet- and leucocyte-rich fibrin (L-PRF) does not
affect late rotator cuff tendon healing: a prospective
randomized controlled study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
2016; 25(1):2-11.
31. Gobbi A, Fishman M. Platelet-rich plasma and bone
marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in sports
medicine. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2016; 24(2):69-73.
32. Greenspoon JA, Moulton SG, Millett PJ, Petri M.
The role of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and other
biologics for rotator cuff repair. Open Orthop J. 2016;
10(1):309-14.
33. Gwinner C, Gerhardt C, Haneveld H, Scheibel M. Twostaged
application of PRP in arthroscopic rotator cuff
repair: a matched-pair analysis. Arch Orthop Trauma
Surg. 2016; 136(8):1165-71.
34. Ebrahimzadeh MH, Birjandinejad A, Golhasani F,
Moradi A, Vahedi E, Kachooei AR. Cross-cultural
adaptation, validation, and reliability testing of the
Shoulder Pain and Disability Index in the Persian
population with shoulder problems. Int J Rehabil Res.
2015; 38(1):84-7.