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Study | | Surgical technique | Total of anchors | Type of anchors | Type and size of suture | Type of knots | Concomitant procedures | Complications |
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Castricini et al., 2011 [17] | Control group | Arthroscopic RC repair with double-row technique | 2 for each patients | Metal suture anchors (Fastin RC Anchor; DePuy Mitek) | No. 2 Ethibond Excel (Ethicon) | Medial sutures: nonsliding knot in a mattress configuration; lateral sutures: sliding knot | Acromionplasty 25; Tenodesis 22; Tenotomy 5 | 0 |
PRP group | Arthroscopic RC repair with double-row technique with membrane of PRFM augmentation | 2 for 41 patients and 3 for 2 patients | | Acromionplasty 12; Tenodesis 21; Tenotomy 3 | 0 |
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Randelli et al., 2011 [30] | Control group | Arthroscopic RC repair with single-row technique | | Absorbable suture anchors (Bio-Corkscrew; Arthrex) | — | — | Acromionplasty 27; Tenodesis 1; Tenotomy 18 | 0 |
PRP group | Arthroscopic RC repair with single-row technique and injection of PRP and autologous thrombin | | | — | — | Acromionplasty 26; Tenodesis 4; Tenotomy 15 | 0 |
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Jo et al., 2011 [29] | Control group | Arthroscopic RC repair with suture bridge technique | 2 or 3 for small/medium tears; 3 to 5 for large/massive tear | Absorbable suture anchors (Bio-Corkscrew; Arthrex); PushLocks (Arthrex) | No. 1 Polydioxanone II suture (Ethicon) | Medial sutures: slippage proof knot; knotless suture anchor repair | Acromionplasty 4 | 0 |
PRP group | Arthroscopic RC repair with suture bridge technique and application of PRP gel | | | | | Acromionplasty 3 | 0 |
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