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    Fixation

    Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft fixation has been considered for many years the weakest link of the ACL reconstruction. Graft fixation should be secure, by achieving structural properties of the native ...

    Giuseppe Milano, Wolf Petersen, Juergen Hoeher in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (2014)

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    Literature Review of Arthroscopic Knots

    Knot tying is a basic surgical skill. As the indications for arthroscopy have expanded, attention has turned to how arthroscopic surgery compares with open surgery, so the ability to tie secure knots arthrosco...

    Maristella F. Saccomanno, Giuseppe Milano in Knots in Orthopedic Surgery (2018)

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    Failed Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Case Example 2

    Early failure of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is mainly due to dislocation/instability of the implant most of the time linked to new trauma or surgical errors, whereas, in the long term, major causes of r...

    Maristella F. Saccomanno, Cristina Rossi in Management of Failed Shoulder Surgery (2018)

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    Failed Rotator Cuff Repair: Case Example 2

    Management of failed rotator cuff tear remains a challenge. Although numerous techniques are available for revision rotator cuff repair, a clear diagnostic and treatment algorithm has not been established yet....

    Maristella F. Saccomanno, Giuseppe Milano in Management of Failed Shoulder Surgery (2018)

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    Massive Retracted Rotator Cuff Tear: Treatment Options

    Treatment of irreparable massive rotator cuff tears remains challenging and controversial. The decision-making process includes surgeon personal experience as well as scientific evidence. A thorough knowledge ...

    Giuseppe Milano, Maristella F. Saccomanno in ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book (2018)

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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 ...

    Giuseppe Milano, Maristella F. Saccomanno in Rotator Cuff Across the Life Span (2019)

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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...

    Maristella F. Saccomanno, Giuseppe Milano in Rotator Cuff Across the Life Span (2019)

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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...

    Giuseppe Milano, Maristella F. Saccomanno in Rotator Cuff Across the Life Span (2019)

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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 ...

    Maristella F. Saccomanno, Alessandra Scaini in Massive and Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears (2020)

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    Satisfactory 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...

    Fabio Mancino, Ivan De Martino, Aaron Burrofato in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2020)

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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...

    Maristella F. Saccomanno, Jacopo Maffeis, Giuseppe Milano in Shoulder Arthroscopy (2023)

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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...

    Alessandra Scaini, Marco Adriani, Maristella F. Saccomanno in Shoulder Arthroscopy (2023)