Osteoarthrosis is a degenerative musculoskeletal disease that presents a major public health problem, due to the increasing average age of the active population, as well as the increasing percentage of obesity or overweight of the general …
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F. Zannoni, S. Caravelli, A. Russo, C. Perisano, T. Greco, A. Baiardi, M. Di Ponte, E. Vocale, M. Mosca
Intramedullary nailing is often the treatment of choice in case of closed tibial shaft fractures, as it allows an early rehabilitation and satisfactory functional outcomes along with a low complication rate [ 1 , 2 ]. Nevertheless, iatrogenic …
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D. Fenga, I. Sanzarello, P. Rizzo, F. Traina, F. Coppini, D. Leonetti, C. Faldini
Treatments of oncological diseases of musculoskeletal system mostly aim to guarantee function and quality of life (QoL) at their best, especially when eradication of the neoplasia is not achievable. Although in the past most outcome studies …
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A. Rizzo, M. Paderno, M. F. Saccomanno, F. Milano, G. Milano
Ankle fractures correspond to a substantial portion of traumatic injuries assisted in a primary health care unit. It is estimated 184 occurrences for every 100000 person-years, affecting young and elderly patients [ 1 ]. These fractures are usually …
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N. S. B. Mansur, C. M. S. C. C. Neves, F. S. Celestino, J. P. P. Gonçalves, V. F. Pereira, P. D. V. Silva, F. T. Matsunaga, C. A. S. Nery, D. C. Astur
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether arthroscopic treatment of carpal scaphoid nonunions by osteosynthesis with bone grafting represents a successful surgical technique. This systematic literature review, conducted following the …
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Alberto Rinaldi, Federico Pilla, Ilaria Chiaramonte, Davide Pederiva, Fabio Vita, Francesco Schilardi, Andrea Gennaro, Cesare Faldini
The aim of the study was to accomplish translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) Index questionnaire for its use in Italy. The WORC original version was translated and cross-culturally adapted …
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G. Milano, L. Fresta, S. Cerciello, S. Cattaneo, M. Paderno, C. Galante, M. Passiatore, M. F. Saccomanno
To evidence the existence of a gender gap in the orthopedic scientific literature by including also differences between some specific orthopedic surgery specialities, such as hands and feet. Then, we also considered gender role in the Authorship …
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E. Vitale, D. Bizzoca, F. Di Dio, A. Moretti, B. Moretti
The aim of the present study was to individuate and compare specific machine learning algorithms that could predict postoperative anterior elevation score after reverse shoulder arthroplasty surgery at different time points. Data from 105 patients …
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Edoardo Franceschetti, Pietro Gregori, Simone De Giorgi, Tommaso Martire, Pierangelo Za, Giuseppe Francesco Papalia, Giancarlo Giurazza, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Rocco Papalia
Joint degeneration of the wrist is a common consequence of wrist trauma and injury [ 1 ]. In surgical practice, there are various therapeutic solutions available. Among them, the main ones remain total or partial wrist arthrodesis, total wrist …
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A. Marcuzzi, D. Pederiva, F. Pilla, A. Canovi, A. Corradini, R. Adani, A. Ruffilli, C. Faldini, F. Vita
The aim of the present study is to systematically review the current literature about diagnosis and treatment of acute inflammatory sacroiliitis in pregnant or post-partum women. A systematic search was carried out according to the Preferred …
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G. Viroli, T. Cerasoli, F. Barile, M. Modeo, M. Manzetti, M. Traversari, A. Ruffilli, C. Faldini
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS), also known as tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), is a proliferative disease of the histocytes arising from the synovial membrane which can affect joints, tendon sheaths and bursae [ 1 , 2 ].
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A. Panciera, A. Colangelo, A. Di Martino, R. Ferri, B. D. Bulzacki Bogucki, D. Cecchin, M. Brunello, L. Benvenuti, V. Digennaro
In the last decades, worldwide, joint replacement procedures (particularly hip and knee arthroplasty) have seen huge growth both in terms of quality and quantity; consequently, revision procedures have also become more common [ 3 , 11 , 17 ].
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V. Digennaro, M. Brunello, A. Di Martino, A. Panciera, B. Bordini, B. D. Bulzacki Bogucki, R. Ferri, D. Cecchin, C. Faldini
Little evidences are available in the literature concerning the outcomes of total knee replacement (TKR) in poliomyelitis patients with severe knee deformities or degeneration. Encouraging results have been reported concerning the use of …
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V. Digennaro, M. Manzetti, B. D. Bulzacki Bogucki, F. Barile, A. Panciera, G. Viroli, R. Ferri, D. Cecchin, A. Ruffilli, C. Faldini
