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OBJECTIVE@#To explore clinical effects regrarding functional recovery, pain relief, and range of motion of shoulder of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection and corticosteroid(CS) injection in treating rotator cuff tendinopathy.@*METHODS@#Randomized controlled trials (RCT) of PRP injection and CS injection in Cochrane Library, EMBASE(Excerpta Medica Database), PebMed, China knowledge Network(CNKI) and Wanfang database were searched from building database to April 20, 2022. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, literature screening, data extraction and quality evaluation were carried out between two independent researchers, and extracted data were statistically analyzed by Review Manager 5.4.1 software. Short-term (3-6 weeks), medium-term (8-12 weeks) and long-term (≥24 weeks) visual analogue score (VAS), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Xi'an Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) and shoulder range of motion (ROM) were compared between two groups.@*RESULTS@#Totally 7 RCT were included with 379 patients, 188 patients in PRP group and 191 patients in CS group. Meta analysis results showed there were no significant difference in VAS, ASES and WORC between short-term group and medium-term group(P>0.05). During long-term follow-up, there were significant differences in ASES score[MD=7.1, 95%CI(2.06, 12.14), P=0.006] and VAS [MD=-1.55, 95%CI(-2.65, 0.55), P=0.002]. There was no significant difference in shoulder ROM between two groups(P>0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#For patients with shoulder cuff tendon disease, there are no significant difference in pain relief and functional recovery during short and medium-term follow-up period. However, RPR injection showed advantages over corticosteroid injection in terms of functional recovery and pain relief during long-term follow-up. There is no significant difference in shoulder range of motion between two groups during the whole follow-up period.
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Humans , Rotator Cuff , Rotator Cuff Injuries/drug therapy , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Platelet-Rich Plasma , Tendinopathy/therapy , Pain , Treatment Outcome , ArthroscopyABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is considered to be the third largest cause of musculoskeletal functional alterations in individuals presenting pain during movement. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this synthesis of evidence was to identify the clinical effectiveness of conservative and surgical treatments reported in Cochrane systematic reviews among individuals diagnosed with rotator cuff disease. DESIGNAND SETTING: Review of systematic reviews, conducted in the Federal University of São Paulo (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP). METHODS: This synthesis of evidence included systematic reviews that had been published in the Cochrane database. The inclusion criteria were that these systematic reviews should involve individuals aged ≥ 16 years with rotator cuff disease, comparing surgical procedures with or without associated nonsurgical procedures versus placebo, no treatment or other nonsurgical interventions. RESULTS: Thirty-one systematic reviews were included, involving comparisons between surgical procedures and conservative treatment; procedures either combined or not combined with drugs, versus other procedures; and procedures involving exercises, manual therapy and electrothermal or phototherapeutic resources. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that strengthening exercises, with or without associated manual therapy techniques and other resources, were the interventions with greatest power of treatment over the medium and long terms, for individuals with shoulder pain. These had greater therapeutic power than surgical procedures, electrotherapy or photobiomodulation. Protocol registration number in the PROSPERO database: ID - CRD42018096578.
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Humans , Evidence-Based Medicine , Rotator Cuff Injuries/therapy , Phototherapy/methods , Exercise , Treatment Outcome , Shoulder Pain/therapy , Pain Management/methods , Rotator Cuff Injuries/surgery , Rotator Cuff Injuries/drug therapy , Conservative Treatment/methods , Systematic Reviews as TopicABSTRACT
Resumen: Antecedentes: La severidad y progresión inevitable de la lesión del manguito rotador ha llevado a experimentar con adyuvantes terapéuticos para disminuir el tiempo de recuperación postquirúrgica, así como mejorar la estructura del tendón en recuperación al inhibir la matriz de metaloproteasas. Objetivo: Evaluar el uso de la doxiciclina como adyuvante en la cicatrización de lesiones hueso-tendón en la reparación quirúrgica del manguito rotador. Material y métodos: Se reclutaron 20 pacientes con lesión del manguito rotador corroborada por imagen con retracción del supraespinoso grado II (Patte) e infiltración grasa de 50% (Goutallier). Fueron divididos en dos grupos: a 10 se les administró doxiciclina, 100 mg cada 24 horas durante un mes, y el resto fueron un grupo control sin doxiciclina. Ambos fueron tratados quirúrgicamente con técnica de doble hilera vía artroscópica, con seguimiento periódico hasta 12 meses mediante escalas de UCLA, Constant y potencia de flexión anterógrada. Resultados: Se encontró recuperación clínica de la lesión en ambos grupos a los 12 meses, mayor potencia de flexión anterógrada en cada uno de los intervalos de medición para el grupo donde se administró la doxiciclina. Durante la evolución del estudio, se mantuvo constante Constant y UCLA; se encontró mejoría considerable con la potencia de flexión anterógrada como valor independiente. Discusión: El uso de doxiciclina podría mejorar de una forma considerable el pronóstico clínico de la reparación artroscópica de mango rotador con el uso de doble hilera, pero aún no sabemos cómo, aunque deberán realizarse estudios adicionales con una muestra mayor.
Abstract: Background: The severity and progression of rotator cuff tears have forced research on new treatment pathways such as metalloprotease inhibition, which has shown a reduction in healing time and improvement in the structure of collagen fibers. Objective: To evaluate the use of doxycycline as a healing enhancer in rotator cuff tears after surgical treatment. Material and methods: 20 patients were included; they were divided into two groups, 10 with the use of doxycycline and 10 without it after arthroscopic repair with one-year follow-up. Doxycycline was given orally, 100 mg once a day for one month. Every subject in the test was diagnosed with rotator cuff tear confirmed by MRI with Patte and Goutallier scores below 2. We used the arthroscopic double row technique. Post-op follow-up was 12 months with clinical scales (UCLA, Constant and forward flexion strength). Results: Both groups reported almost complete healing of rotator cuff tears after surgical treatment during the twelve months of follow-up; forward flexion strength was the only score that reported improvement in the doxycycline group during every check-up. Discussion: Doxycycline use after arthroscopic cuff tear repair could improve the clinical outcome, but we do not know how yet; however larger sample and randomized trials should be developed.