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Tommaso Bonanzinga
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Navigating the Pivot-Shift Test
The main objective of computer-assisted surgery (CAS), which can be used for several different procedures, is to improve surgical outcomes by providing real-time intraoperative information and feedback to the ...
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“Over the Top” Single-Bundle ACL Reconstruction with Extra-articular Plasty
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is one of the most commonly performed surgeries worldwide, but there remains a lack of evidence about one technique being preferable to another. Professor Marcacci and...
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Knee Arthritis in Athletes
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. Being exposed to a high-intensity and prolonged sports activity, athletes are particularly vulnerable to osteoarthritis as a long-term effect of such vigorous p...
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Combined ACL and Peripheral Instability: The Western Experience
In this chapter we analyze our experience concerning ACL lesion with an associated peripheral instability, as peripheral structures are getting more and more attention. We know that combined damage of the ACL ...
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Tibiofemoral Joint Kinematics
Computer-assisted surgery (CAS), as well as robotics, has been extensively used for tibiofemoral joint surgery over the course of the last few decades.
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Treatment of Pain in TKA: Favoring Post-op Physical Activity
The surgical treatment of a severe degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the knee with a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) produces a new surgical normality. To develop a new functional normality starting from this ...
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ACL Reconstruction: Alternative Technique for Double-Bundle Reconstruction
This chapter describes a double-bundle gracilis and semitendinosus technique that guarantees a more anatomic and strong ACL reconstruction.
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Novel Nano-composite Multilayered Biomaterial for the Treatment of Patellofemoral Cartilage Lesions
The treatment of patellofemoral articular cartilage lesions remains challenging. Aside from their inherent limited capacity to heal and their articular location, the complexity of the patellofemoral joint prov...
