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Maristella F. Saccomanno
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Sterilization and Injection Materials
Injection techniques are helpful for diagnosis and therapy in several musculoskeletal conditions. Care must be taken to use sterile techniques. This chapter reviews the mandatory steps on how to prepare inject...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Foot and Ankle Tendinopathies
Foot and ankle tendinopathies are a diverse group of disorders with various etiologies, clinical presentations, and treatments.
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar heel pain is a common foot disorder affecting people across all ages and activity levels. The most common etiology of plantar heel pain is plantar fasciitis, accounting for nearly 80% of cases.
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Open AccessBLU-DAT: a new reliable and accurate arthrometer for measuring anterior knee laxity
Although many arthrometers have been developed to assess anterior knee laxity, reliability and diagnostic accuracy of these devices are still debated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity ...
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High degree of consensus on diagnosis and management of rotator cuff tears: a Delphi approach
To develop a consensus on diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff tears. The study focused on selected areas: imaging, prognostic factors, treatment options, surgical techniques.
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Open AccessA new knee arthrometer demonstrated to be reliable and accurate to assess anterior tibial translation in comparison with stress radiographs
For several years, many arthrometers have been developed to assess anterior knee laxity. The aim of our study was to evaluate the validity of a new practical and handy testing device with the hypothesis that t...
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Advanced Soft Tissue Procedures for Glenohumeral Instability: Labral Augmentation
Surgical management of glenohumeral instability is still a challenge. Although several predisposing factors have been identified, a clear treatment algorithm is not available, especially in the subset of recur...
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Arthroscopic Suture Management
Suture management is a fundamental step in the learning curve of a young shoulder arthroscopist. Whether the surgeon is in the subacromial space for a rotator cuff repair or in the glenohumeral joint to addres...
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Open AccessKnotless PEEK and double-loaded biodegradable suture anchors ensure comparable clinical outcomes in the arthroscopic treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder instability: a prospective randomized study
To compare the clinical outcome of arthroscopic capsulolabral repair for traumatic anterior shoulder instability with PEEK knotless and knotted biodegradable suture anchors.
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Rationale of Tendon-to-Bone Healing
Rotator cuff tears affect 30–50% of people older than 50 years. With recent population aging and increase in functional demands of elderly people, there is growing interest in rotator cuff disorders. Despite t...
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Anatomic reconstruction of the coracoclavicular and acromioclavicular ligaments with semitendinosus tendon graft for the treatment of chronic acromioclavicular joint dislocation provides good clinical and radiological results
To evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes of anatomical reconstruction of the coracoclavicular and acromioclavicular ligaments with single-strand semitendinosus tendon graft for the treatment of chronic a...
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No differences between conservative and surgical management of acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis: a sco** review
To conduct a sco** review to clarify the management of acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, as well as to identify any existing gaps in the current knowledge.
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Open AccessHigh degree of consensus achieved regarding diagnosis and treatment of acromioclavicular joint instability among ESA-ESSKA members
To develop a consensus on diagnosis and treatment of acromioclavicular joint instability.
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Anatomic reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint provides the best functional outcomes in the treatment of chronic instability
To systematically review the outcomes of surgical treatments of chronic acromioclavicular joint dislocation.
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Biologic and synthetic ligament reconstructions achieve better functional scores compared to osteosynthesis in the treatment of acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation
To systematically review the outcomes of surgical treatments of acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation.
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Open AccessSatisfactory mid-term outcomes of condylar-constrained knee implants in primary total knee arthroplasty: clinical and radiological follow-up
The purpose of this study was to evaluate (1) the reoperation rates and survivorship for septic and aseptic causes, (2) radiographic outcomes, and (3) clinical outcomes of condylar-constrained knee (CCK) impla...
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Management of Bone Loss in Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy
The cuff tear arthropathy (CTA) is a well-defined clinical entity characterized by different stages. Treatment options largely changed in the last decades. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) remains the best ...
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Cuff Tear Arthropathy with Bone Loss (Acetabular Acromion)
The cuff tear arthropathy (CTA) is a well-defined clinical entity characterized by different stages. Treatment options largely changed in the last decades. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) remains the best ...
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Massive Tears: Techniques for Mobilization of the Large Retracted Rotator Cuff Tears
Surgical management of massive contracted cuff tears remains a major challenge for shoulder surgeons. Based on tear pattern, mobilization techniques can be required to facilitate a reduction of an otherwise ir...
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Superior Capsule Reconstruction: The Italian Perspective
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery is a successful procedure with high rate of good clinical outcomes and patient satisfactions. However, treatment of massive and irreparable tears still remains a challe...
