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Open AccessCorrection: Sub‑optimal femoral fit in total knee arthroplasty, a systematic review of human femoral data vs off‑the‑shelf contemporary femoral components
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Open AccessSub-optimal femoral fit in total knee arthroplasty, a systematic review of human femoral data vs off-the-shelf contemporary femoral components
The purpose of the current study is to investigate the inadequacy of fit between the human distal femur and the knee implants offerings and describe the available strategies to overcome this issue.
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Cutibacterium acnes Infections in Shoulder Arthroplasty, a Need for New Guidelines: a Sco** Review
Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) account for up to 18% of shoulder arthroplasty complications. The most common pathogen in periprosthetic joint infections following shoulder arthroplasty is Cutibacterium acnes....
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High return to sport rate and few re-ruptures at long term in professional footballers after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstrings
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are considered high burden injuries in sports with high pivotal activity, especially for professional footballers. A lack of evidence exists about long-term follow up ...
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Long sports career and satisfactory clinical outcomes after Meniscal Allograft Transplantation (MAT) in young professional athletes involved in strenuous sports
To assess the return to sport rate of young professional athletes, to analyze their careers in terms of matches played and league participation over a minimum period of 6 years after Meniscal Allograft Transpl...
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High survivorship rate and good clinical outcomes at mid-term follow-up for lateral UKA: a systematic literature review
The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the available literature to understand the effectiveness, the survivorship, the clinical outcomes and the complications of lateral UKA.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic and trauma surgery training in Europe
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on orthopaedic and trauma surgery training in Europe by conducting an online survey among orthopaedic trainees.
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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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Assessment of the pivot shift using inertial sensors
The pivot shift test is an important clinical tool used to assess the stability of the knee following an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Previous studies have shown that significant variability...
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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients over 75 years: a definitive solution?
The purpose of this study was to perform a mid-long-term clinical and radiographic evaluation of the results obtained in patients older than 75 years treated with minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthr...
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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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MRI evaluation of a collagen meniscus implant: a systematic review
Good clinical results have been demonstrated in numerous clinical studies using the collagen meniscus implant (CMI); however, the MRI behaviour of the scaffold, evaluated with Genovese score, is limited to a ...
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Is PLC repair of a peel-off femoral lesion an effective option in a multiligament setting?
Treatment of posterolateral corner (PLC) injury in the multiligament-injured knee is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome of acute or sub-acute surgical repair of ...
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Long-term clinical outcomes of combined BPTB ACL reconstruction and popliteus tendon plasty
A deficiency of posterolateral structures significantly increases the varus load on the ACL, while a chronic ACL lesion, the increased tibial rotation and the repetitive non-physiological knee motion, could af...
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Biomechanical effect of posterolateral corner sectioning after ACL injury and reconstruction
Posterolateral corner structures functionally interact with the ACL. The aim of this study was to investigate the capability of an isolated ACL reconstruction control laxity parameters in a knee with combined ...
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Minimally invasive medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with fascia lata allograft: surgical technique
The present paper describes a new minimally invasive anatomic medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, using a fascia lata allograft as graft source and arthroscopy to obtain balanced fixation throughou...
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Can rotatory knee laxity be predicted in isolated anterior cruciate ligament surgery?
Despite the overall success of the surgical anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, some patients still present with instability symptoms even after the surgery, mainly due to the presence of associat...
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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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Anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction leaving hamstrings tibial insertion intact: technical note
This article describes an anatomic, double-bundle, arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique with hamstrings using second-generation out-in retrograde femoral drills, second-generation c...
