Effectiveness of ActiPatch in the management and prevention of pillar pain following open carpal tunnel release surgery in weight-bearing hand of elderly patients: an observational study
Aim To confirm the effectiveness of the ActiPatch device in treating and preventing pillar pain following open carpal tunnel release surgery.Methods Ten elderly patients with pillar pain after carpal tunnel release surgery were treated with ActiPatch for seven days. When these patients underwent surgery on the opposite hand, they were pre-emptively...
By Giulia Maria Sassara, Adriano Cannella, Ludovico Caruso, Giuseppe Taccardo, Marco Passiatore, Arturo Militerno, Maurizio Marinangeli, Rocco De Vitis
Percutaneous elastic-dynamic fixation for the treatment of volar displaced distal radius fractures. A solution for elderly patients?
Aim The Epibloc elastic-dynamic fixation has been applied for many years at several hand surgery centres in Italy. This technique has been considered safe and reliable in the treatment of distal meta-epiphyseal fractures of the radius with dorsal displacement. The aim of this study was to evaluate an alternative use of this method in the treatment ...
By Lorenzo Rocchi, Rocco De Vitis, Gianfranco Merendi, Camillo Fulchignoni, Silvia Pietramala, Giuseppe Taccardo