Current evidence is insufficient to support PRP for rotator cuff repair augmentation, while patches, stem cells, and cytokines require further research; modifiable patient factors remain the most readily available way to improve healing.
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Scar-mediated healing explains high failure rates; leaves open whether biologic augmentation can restore native insertion.
Gentile et al. (2017) studied this question.
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