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

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

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

Aim To compare a medial pivot (MP) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with posterior stabilized (PS) TKA designs from a subjective, clinical and biomechanical point of view, in a single-centre, single-surgeon, case-control non-randomized trial.Methods Sixteen patients were randomly picked up from case series into each group. Subjective outcome was asses...

By Nicola Bianchi, Andrea Facchini, Nicola Mondanell, Federico Sacchetti, Roberta Ghezzi, Marco Gesi, Rodolfo Capanna, Stefano Giannotti