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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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  1. Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (mACI) can be performed in a full arthroscopic or mini-open fashion. A systematic review was conducted to investigate whether arthroscopy provides better surg...

    Authors: Filippo Migliorini, Jörg Eschweiler, Filippo Spiezia, Bryan J. M. van de Wall, Matthias Knobe, Markus Tingart and Nicola Maffulli
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:23
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  2. Periprosthetic fractures (PPFs) are a growing matter for orthopaedic surgeons, and patients with PPFs may represent a frail target in the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in...

    Authors: Luigi Zagra, Rocco D’Apolito, Nicola Guindani, Giovanni Zatti, Fabrizio Rivera, Flavio Ravasi, Mario Mosconi, Alberto Momoli, Alessandro Massè, Massimo Franceschini, Fabio D’Angelo, Dante Dallari, Fabio Catani, Alessandro Casiraghi, Federico Bove and Claudio Carlo Castelli
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:22
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  3. Nonunions remain a significant burden in orthopedics, often afflicting young males of working age. Positive findings have been published using bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) and platelet-rich fibrin (...

    Authors: Alessandro Mazzotta, Cesare Stagni, Martina Rocchi, Nicola Rani, Nicolandrea Del Piccolo, Giuseppe Filardo and Dante Dallari
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:21
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  4. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is the most frequent ligamentous injury of the knee joint. Autografts of hamstring (HS) or quadriceps tendons (QT) are used for primary ACL reconstruction. In this study, ...

    Authors: J. Schagemann, T. Koebrich, R. Wendlandt, A. P. Schulz, J. Gille and R. Oheim
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:20
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  5. Minimally invasive (MIS) approaches in combination with short stems have gained popularity in recent years in total hip arthroplasty (THA). A decreased risk for periprosthetic femoral fractures (PFFs) is repor...

    Authors: Matthias Luger, Günter Hipmair, Clemens Schopper, Bernhard Schauer, Rainer Hochgatterer, Jakob Allerstorfer, Tobias Gotterbarm and Antonio Klasan
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:19
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  6. Due to the special anatomy of the lower leg, tibial diaphyseal fracture causes increased intracompartmental pressure (ICP). Not only is this increased ICP the manifestation of skeletal muscle injury, but it in...

    Authors: Shengjie Tian, Shimin Chang, Yaogang Lu, Jianhua Zhu and Xuqiang Kong
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:18
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  7. The purpose of this prospective case–control study is to investigate the relationship between quadriceps fat pad syndrome (QFPS) and patellofemoral morphology.

    Authors: Yavuz Yuksel, Tarkan Ergun, Ebru Torun, Melih Unal, Lena Sonnow and Ozkan Kose
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:17
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  8. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is currently the best surgical option for hip osteoarthritis secondary to developmental hip dysplasia (DDH); it may be extremely challenging, because of the hypoplasic proximal met...

    Authors: Giuseppe Solarino, Giovanni Vicenti, Andrea Piazzolla, Francesco Maruccia, Angela Notarnicola and Biagio Moretti
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:16
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  9. Treatment of hip fractures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed unique challenges for the management of COVID-19-infected patients and the maintenance of standards of care. The pri...

    Authors: Dante Dallari, Luigi Zagra, Pietro Cimatti, Nicola Guindani, Rocco D’Apolito, Federico Bove, Alessandro Casiraghi, Fabio Catani, Fabio D’Angelo, Massimo Franceschini, Alessandro Massè, Alberto Momoli, Mario Mosconi, Flavio Ravasi, Fabrizio Rivera, Giovanni Zatti…
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:15
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  10. Femoral shaft fractures are usually treated with nailing using a traction table and a perineal post, but this may occasionally result in various groin-related complications, including pudendal nerve neurapraxi...

    Authors: Alessandro Aprato, Davide Carlo Secco, Andrea D’Amelio, Elena Grosso and Alessandro Massè
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:14
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  11. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with Paget’s disease can be associated with technical difficulties related to deformities and altered mechanical bone properties, and hypervascularity leads to signific...

    Authors: Alberto Di Martino, Maria Antonietta Rita Coppola, Barbara Bordini, Niccolò Stefanini, Giuseppe Geraci, Federico Pilla, Francesco Traina and Cesare Faldini
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:13
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  12. This study was performed to investigate leg length discrepancy (LLD), overgrowth, and associated risk factors after pediatric tibial shaft fractures.

    Authors: Woo Young Choi, Moon Seok Park, Kyoung Min Lee, Kug Jin Choi, Hyon Soo Jung and Ki Hyuk Sung
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:12
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  13. The study aimed to evaluate the functional and radiographical results of asymmetrically reconstructed total hip arthroplasty in patients with bilateral dysplastic arthritic hips with one hip Crowe II–III and t...

    Authors: Junmin Shen, Jingyang Sun, Yinqiao Du, Bohan Zhang, Tiejian Li and Yonggang Zhou
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:11
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  14. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease with multiple endotypes. A hallmark of OA is loss of cartilage; however, it is evident that the rate of cartilage loss differs among patients, which may partly be attributed to...

    Authors: Yunyun Luo, Jonathan Samuels, Svetlana Krasnokutsky, Inger Byrjalsen, Virginia B. Kraus, Yi He, Morten A. Karsdal, Steven B. Abramson, Mukundan Attur and Anne C. Bay-Jensen
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:10
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  15. This prospective study aims to evaluate the mid-term clinical outcomes and radiographic stability of two different types of cementless trabecular titanium acetabular components in total hip revision surgery.

    Authors: Loris Perticarini, Stefano Marco Paolo Rossi, Marta Medetti and Francesco Benazzo
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:9
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  16. In the last decade, the increase in the use of the direct anterior approach to the hip has contributed to the diffusion of the use of short stems in orthopedic surgery. The aim of the study is to verify the me...

    Authors: Fabrizio Rivera, Alessandro Bardelli and Andrea Giolitti
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:8
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  17. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Francesca Gimigliano, Sara Liguori, Antimo Moretti, Giuseppe Toro, Alexandra Rauch, Stefano Negrini and Giovanni Iolascon
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:7
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:20

  18. This study aims to evaluate postoperative pain and functional and clinical outcomes of anterolateral supine (ALS) and posterolateral (PL) approaches for primary total hip arthroplasty.

    Authors: Taku Ukai, Goro Ebihara and Masahiko Watanabe
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:6
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  19. Given the increasing number of osteoporotic fractures of the distal femur, screw augmentation with bone cement is an option to enhance implant anchorage. However, in implant removal or revision surgeries, the ...

    Authors: Dirk Wähnert, Niklas Grüneweller, Boyko Gueorguiev, Thomas Vordemvenne and Dominic Gehweiler
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:5
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  21. Failure of conservative treatment in patients over 70 years of age with a rotator cuff tear makes surgery a possible option, considering the increase in life expectancy and the high functional demands of elder...

    Authors: Chiara Fossati, Carlo Stoppani, Alessandra Menon, Luca Pierannunzii, Riccardo Compagnoni and Pietro S. Randelli
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:3
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  22. The treatment of severe glenoid bone loss in shoulder arthroplasty represents a challenge, and the results of current prosthetic designs with only glenoid fixation still remain unsatisfactory. In the past deca...

    Authors: G. Porcellini, G. M. Micheloni, L. Tarallo, P. Paladini, G. Merolla and F. Catani
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:2
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  23. Arthrofibrosis remains one of the leading causes for revision in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Similar in nature to arthrofibrosis, hypertrophic scars and keloid formation are a result of excessive co...

    Authors: Travis R. Flick, Cindy X. Wang, Akshar H. Patel, Thomas W. Hodo, William F. Sherman and Fernando L. Sanchez
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:1
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  24. Hip fractures remain a major health concern owing to the increasing elderly population and their association with significant morbidity and mortality. The effects of weekend admission on mortality have been st...

    Authors: Calver Pang, A. Aqil, A. Mannan, G. Thomas and F. S. Hossain
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:23
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  25. The purpose of this study was to evaluate (1) the reoperation rates and survivorship for septic and aseptic causes, (2) radiographic outcomes, and (3) clinical outcomes of condylar-constrained knee (CCK) impla...

    Authors: Fabio Mancino, Ivan De Martino, Aaron Burrofato, Carmine De Ieso, Maristella F. Saccomanno, Giulio Maccauro and Vincenzo De Santis
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:22
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  26. Monteggia, Galeazzi, and Essex-Lopresti injuries are the most common types of fracture–dislocation of the forearm. Uncommon variants and rare traumatic patterns of forearm fracture–dislocations have sometimes ...

    Authors: Stefano Artiaco, Federico Fusini, Arman Sard, Elisa Dutto, Alessandro Massè and Bruno Battiston
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:21
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  27. The identification of existing rehabilitation interventions and related evidence represents a crucial step along the development of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Package of Interventions for Rehabilita...

    Authors: Francesca Gimigliano, Sara Liguori, Antimo Moretti, Giuseppe Toro, Alexandra Rauch, Stefano Negrini, Claudio Curci, Michele Patrini, Livia Peschi, Sanaz Pournajaf, Maria Sgarbanti and Giovanni Iolascon
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:20
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2021 22:7

  28. Recent studies suggest that routine postoperative laboratory tests are not necessary after primary elective total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study aims to evaluate the utility of routine postoperative labora...

    Authors: Xiang-Dong Wu, Jia-Cheng Liu, Yu-Jian Li, Jia-Wei Wang, Gui-Xing Qiu and Wei Huang
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:19
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  29. The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of acute primary repair of extraarticular ligaments with staged surgery for acute knee dislocations (KDs) and multiligament knee injuries (MLKIs).

    Authors: Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Yuka Kimura, Eiji Sasaki, Shizuka Sasaki, Yuji Yamamoto and Eiichi Tsuda
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:18
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  30. Postoperative pain and edema are the most common problems associated with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The purpose of the present study was to compare ice wrap and subacromial injection (SI) as treatments...

    Authors: Yavuz Selim Kara, Onur Hapa, Yağmur Işın, Ali İhsan Kılıç and Hasan Havitçioğlu
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:17
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  31. Computer navigation and patient-specific instrumentation for total ankle arthroplasty have still to demonstrate their theoretical ability to improve implant positioning and functional outcomes. The purpose of ...

    Authors: C. Faldini, A. Mazzotti, C. Belvedere, G. Durastanti, A. Panciera, G. Geraci and A. Leardini
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:16
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  32. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a bone- and ligament-sparing alternative to total knee arthroplasty in the patients with end-stage single-compartment degeneration of the knee. Despite being a succe...

    Authors: Anurag Mittal, Prashant Meshram, Woo Hyun Kim and Tae Kyun Kim
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:15
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  33. Recently, there has been renewed interest in primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair. The aim of this study is to report early clinical and radiological results of a consecutive series of acute ACL tea...

    Authors: Andrea Ferretti, Edoardo Monaco, Alessandro Annibaldi, Alessandro Carrozzo, Mattia Bruschi, Giuseppe Argento and Gregory S. DiFelice
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:14
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  34. Recently, the number of osteosarcomas in middle-aged and older patients has demonstrated an increasing trend; moreover, their results are comparatively worse than those of young patients. In Europe and the USA...

    Authors: Keiko Hayakawa, Seiichi Matsumoto, Keisuke Ae, Taisuke Tanizawa, Yuki Funauchi, Yusuke Minami, Masanori Saito and Atsushi Okawa
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:13
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  35. Literature has shown a significant correlation between early treatment and mortality in femur fractures, but the influence of time to ambulation on mortality has not been studied. The purpose of the present st...

    Authors: Alessandro Aprato, Marco Bechis, Marco Buzzone, Alessandro Bistolfi, Walter Daghino and Alessandro Massè
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:12
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  37. Open fractures are among the most severe injuries observed in orthopedic patients. Treating open fractures is difficult because such patients with infections may require multiple operations and amputations. Fu...

    Authors: Taku Ukai, Kosuke Hamahashi, Yoshiyasu Uchiyama, Yuka Kobayashi and Masahiko Watanabe
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:10
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  38. It is still unknown whether bioabsorbable magnesium (Mg) screws provide an advantage over titanium screws in the treatment of medial malleolar (MM) fractures. The purpose of this retrospective study is to comp...

    Authors: Hasan May, Yusuf Alper Kati, Gurkan Gumussuyu, Tuluhan Yunus Emre, Melih Unal and Ozkan Kose
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:9
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  39. Considering the excellent results already achieved in total hip arthroplasty (THA), new implants must be at least as safe as currently used implants and lead to longer survival. A new cementless femoral stem, ...

    Authors: Kaspar Tootsi, Loviisa Lees, Boris Geiko and Aare Märtson
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:8
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  40. Surgical fixation of tibial plateau fracture in elderly patients with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) provides inferior outcomes compared with younger patients. Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA...

    Authors: Murray T. Wong, Jonathan Bourget-Murray, Kelly Johnston and Nicholas M. Desy
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:7
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  41. Iliosacral screw fixation is safe and effective but can be complicated by loss of fixation, particularly in patients with osteopenic bone. Sacral morphology dictates where iliosacral screws may be placed when ...

    Authors: Joseph M. Radley, Brian W. Hill, Daemeon A. Nicolaou, Stephen B. Huebner, Kelby B. Napier and Dane H. Salazar
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:6
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  42. Partial lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are more common than is generally thought, accounting for about 10–12% of ACL injuries. Selective reconstruction may be considered as an option in isolat...

    Authors: Christian Carulli, Matteo Innocenti, Giuliana Roselli, Luigi Sirleo, Fabrizio Matassi and Massimo Innocenti
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:5
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  43. The classification systems for proximal humeral fractures routinely used in clinical practice include the Neer and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) 2007 syste...

    Authors: Giuseppe Marongiu, Lorenzo Leinardi, Stefano Congia, Luca Frigau, Francesco Mola and Antonio Capone
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:4
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  45. Preoperative diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is important because of the therapeutic consequences. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) le...

    Authors: Bernd Fink, Michael Schlumberger, Julian Beyersdorff and Philipp Schuster
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:2
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  46. The placebo effect can account for part of the improvement seen in patients undergoing any type of treatment, be it surgical or pharmacological. The objective of this study is to quantify the placebo effect in...

    Authors: Jordi Faig-Martí and Adriana Martínez-Catassús
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2020 21:1
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  47. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), together with its two main pathomechanisms, cam and pincer, has become a trending topic since the end of the 1990s. Despite massive academic research, this hip disorder stil...

    Authors: L. Pierannunzii
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2019 20:32
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  48. In recent years, a variety of short stems have been introduced. To date, mid- and long-term results of calcar-guided short-stem designs have been rarely available.

    Authors: Karl Philipp Kutzner, Stefanie Donner, Lennard Loweg, Philipp Rehbein, Jens Dargel, Philipp Drees and Joachim Pfeil
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2019 20:31
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  49. Limb lengthening using an external fixator requires a long period of external fixation and may be associated with several complications such as axial deformity, fracture of the regenerated bone, and joint stif...

    Authors: Pasquale Farsetti, Fernando De Maio, Vito Potenza, Kristian Efremov, Martina Marsiolo, Alessandro Caterini and Ernesto Ippolito
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2019 20:30
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  50. Plate protrusion is a risk factor for flexor pollicis longus (FPL) rupture following volar locking plate (VLP) surgery. However, plate prominence on follow-up radiographs is common. We hypothesised that a VLP ...

    Authors: Kotaro Sato, Yuki Kikuchi, Yoshikuni Mimata, Kenya Murakami, Gaku Takahashi and Minoru Doita
    Citation: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2019 20:29
    Content type: Original article Published on:
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