Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis in a rare case of tuberculosis of the talus
Aim To assess our personal experience of a case of tuberculosis of the talus, and to provide an overview of the literature about this tuberculosis manifestations, including all its aspects: epidemiology, clinical and imaging presentation, and all the treatments available to the current state of knowledge.Methods We present our experience in a case ...
By Chiara Comis, Tommaso Greco, Michele Inverso, Antonio Mascio, Chiara Polichetti, Marco Barbaliscia, Vincenzo La vergata, Massimiliano Mosca, Silvio Caravelli, Nicola Mondanelli, Elisa Troiano, Giulio Maccauro, Carlo Perisano
Intra-operative local plus systemic tranexamic acid significantly decreases post-operative bleeding and the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in total knee arthroplasty
Aim To evaluate the efficacy of systemic plus local tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing post-operative bleeding, haemoglobin loss and the need for allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).Methods All patients undergoing TKA between January 2017 and September 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Exclusion criteria were cardi...
By Lidia De Falco, Elisa Troiano, Martina Cesari, Pietro Aiuto, Giacomo Peri, Nicolò Nuvoli, Mattia Fortina, Nicola Mondanelli, Stefano Giannotti
Radiographic evaluation of the tunnel position in single and double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Aim To evaluate tunnel positioning on radiographs in singlebundle (SB) and double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction, to evaluate if measurement is accurate and reproducible.Methods Radiographs of 30 SB and 30 DB ACL reconstruction were reviewed by two examiners who measured tunnel positioning with the quadrant method on the...
By Michele Losco, Francesco Giron, Luca Giannini, Pierlugi Cuomo, Roberto Buzzi, Stefano Giannotti, Nicola Mondanelli
Arthroscopic labral repair with all-suture anchors: a magnetic resonance imaging retrospective study with a 2.5-year follow-up
Aim To evaluate radiological and clinical outcomes of a case series of patients affected by glenohumeral instability (Bankart lesion) or superior labrum tear from anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions treated by arthroscopic repair using all-suture anchors.Methods Patients were operated by a single surgeon at a single Institution. Exclusion criteria...
By Federico Sacchetti, Martina Di Meglio, Nicola Mondanelli, Nicola Bianchi, Vanna Bottai, Federico Cartei, Fabio Cosseddu, Rodolfo Capanna, Stefano Giannotti