Minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach in Sanders II-III calcaneal fractures in high-demand patients
Aim To evaluate if the sinus tarsi approach treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), without using plate fixation, provided good functional results in active adult population. The hypothesis was that the sinus tarsi approach with limited incision provided good results comparable to other approaches. Methods A total of 78 patients (...
By Paolo Ceccarini, Francesco Manfreda, Rosario Petruccelli, Giuseppe Talesa, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Auro Caraffa
Transient osteomyelitis of the distal radius in a three-year-old patient
Aim Reporting on an atypical case of a three-year-old patient affected by osteomyelitis of the distal radius, completely healed without antibiotic therapy. Methods The clinical case is related to a three-year-old patient, whose clinical picture began with fever, pain and swelling of the right wrist. After three days, fever and swelling disappeared,...
By Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Michele Bisaccia, Luigi Meccariello, Giovanni Battista Mancini, Flavia Marrani, Predrag Grubor, Giuseppe Rollo, Auro Caraffa
Feasibility and value of non-locking retrograde nail vs. locking retrograde nail in fixation of distal third femoral shaft fractures: radiographic, bone densitometry and clinical outcome assessments
Aim Distal femoral shaft fractures are characterized by increasing incidence and complexity and are still considered a challenging problem. No consensus on best surgical option has been achieved. The aim of this study is to investigate mineral bone densitometry, radiographic and clinical outcomes of locking retrograde intramedullary nailing (LRN) a...
By Michele Bisaccia, Auro Caraffa, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Giovanni Battista Mancini, Giuseppe Rollo, Miguel Carrato-Gomez, David Gomez-Garrido, Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, John W. Trilleras-Berrío, Valerio Pace, Raffaele Franzese, Mariagiovanna Vastarella, Gorizio Pieretti, Giacomo Errico, Luigi Meccariello
Tibial diaphyseal fractures in children: indications and limitations of the treatment with monolateral and hybrid external fixator
Aim To report our indications and limitations about the use of external fixation in children.Methods It was retrospectively reviewed all tibial fractures treated with monolateral and hybrid external fixator, at our three Centres. It was included 32 fractures which did not show an acceptable reduction after an attempt under anaesthesia. The exclusio...
By Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Salvatore Di Giacinto, Andrea Schiavone, Simone Lazzeri, David Gomez-Garrido, Juan Antonio Herrera-Molpeceres, Umberto Ripani, Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, Giuseppe Rollo, Enrico Maria Bonura, Raffaele Franzese, Luigi Meccariello, Auro Caraffa
Epidemiology of injuries connected with dance: a critical review on epidemiology
The aim of this review was to identify all types of injuries connected to the gestures of dancers and understand the associated biomechanical patterns. This is the first step in the definition of a prevention program that lacks in this kind of athletic activity. A search of Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane database from 1990 to 2019 using t...
By Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Marta Graziani, Paolo Ceccarini, Cristina Razzano, Francesco Manfreda, Auro Caraffa