Official Journal of SIOT - Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:21
Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:21
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:20
We describe the case of an elderly woman with rapid destruction of the right hip followed by the same involvement of her left hip 10 months later. The clinical history, the physical examination and radiographi...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:19
We present a technique of osteosynthesis of proximal humeral fractures using Kirschner wires, assembled in an elastic manner. We report 29 patients (mean age, 68 years) with types II, III and V fractures, acco...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:18
The treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures in elderly osteopenic patients, especially those who cannot follow limited weight bearing instructions, is controversial. Recent publications indicate conc...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:17
Over the past few years, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been introduced for the treatment of some orthopedic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of ESWT on chronic calcifyi...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:16
Transfer of the musculotendinous unit of the latissimus dorsi was performed in seven patients (5 men and 2 women, with a mean age of 57 years) with irreparable rotator cuff tear who had had no previous surgery...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:15
We report our experience in the treatment of common peroneal nerve (CPN) palsy following knee dislocations: a twelve-year surgical series of 26 patients presenting with a traumatic injury of the lateral sciati...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:14
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the medium-term clinical and radiological outcomes of two metal-backed acetabular cups with metal-on-metal and metal-on-polyethylene joint couples, in patients unselec...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:13
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a frequent complication following total hip arthroplasty (THA). At present, the etiology HO is unknown, however, genetic predisposition may be a cause of HO in individuals in w...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:12
The aseptic loosening of the femoral stem may require different treatments due to the complex problems related to the bone resorption (qualitatively and quantitatively): a minimum bone stock loss may result in...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2014 2:11
Despite its theoretical advantages in terms of less invasive surgery, bi-unicompartmental knee replacement still represents a controversial knee reconstructive procedure. Many orthopaedic surgeons are skeptica...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:132
Arthroscopy–assisted reconstruction of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a commonly performed surgical procedure. The type of graft used for ACL reconstruction has traditionally been an autograft; the...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:131
This paper reports an unusual and undescribed Monteggia variant which was not diagnosed at its initial presentation. An extensive literature search did not reveal any similar case reports. This case report re–...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:130
Notwithstanding the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), some etiologies of piriformis syndrome continue to remain obscure and elude this investigation. We report a case characterized by a long history ...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:129
Ankle replacement in post-traumatic arthritis is a challenging procedure, and adequate data are lacking about its results, as most studies are mainly focused on the results of ankle arthroplasty in primary ost...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:128
After producing bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head, rats were medicated alendronate according to one of 6 schedules. In group 1 injection was administered one week prior to the operation of devascular...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:127
Little is known about the pattern of healing in patients undergoing bone transport for limb reconstruction. We evaluated the possibility of using bone stiffness for assessing healing in 8 consecutive patients ...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:126
A Marino Zuco hip prosthesis implanted in 1963 in a 13–year–old girl with congenital hip dislocation was revised in 2001 for aseptic loosening. At the time of revision surgery, no granulomatous tissue reaction...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:125
Geometric revision reconstruction of the hip joint of a female patient is presented. Because of extensive bone resorption and strong bone obstruction, we decided to employ a custom–made prosthesis not only in ...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:124
Degenerative lumbar scoliosis is a de novo deformity of the spine occurring after the fourth or fifth decade of life in patients with no history of scoliosis in the growing age. We evaluated complications and ...
Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2006 7:123
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