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Auro Caraffa

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Can Clinical and Surgical Parameters Be Combined to Predict How Long It Will Take a Tibia Fracture to Heal? A Prospective Multicentre Observational S…

2018

Background. Healing of tibia fractures occurs over a wide time range of months, with a number of risk factors contributing to prolonged healing. In this prospective, multicentre, observational study, we investigated the capability of FRACTING (tibia FRACTure prediction healING days) score, calculated soon after tibia fracture treatment, to predict healing time.Methods. The study included 363 patients. Information on patient health, fracture morphology, and surgical treatment adopted were combined to calculate the FRACTING score. Fractures were considered healed when the patient was able to fully weight-bear without pain.Results. 319 fractures (88%) healed within 12 months from treatment. Fo…

MaleGenetics and Molecular Biology (all)Immunology and Microbiology (all)lcsh:MedicineTibia fracture multicentre observational studyTibia Fracturefracture; healing; tibiaBiochemistry0302 clinical medicineOsteogenesisMedicineAdolescent; Adult; Female; Fracture Healing; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osteogenesis; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Tibia; Tibial Fractures; Treatment Outcome; Young AdultProspective Studies030212 general & internal medicineYoung adultProspective cohort studyFracture Healing030222 orthopedicsGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedtibia fractureTreatment OutcomeAdolescent; Adult; Female; Fracture Healing; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osteogenesis; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Tibia; Tibial Fractures; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Immunology and Microbiology (all)Femaletibia fracturetibia FRACTure prediction healINGResearch ArticleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyArticle SubjectAdolescentBone healingGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyNOYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesHumansIn patientTibiaTime rangetibia FRACTure prediction healINGTibiaGeneral Immunology and Microbiologybusiness.industrylcsh:RReproducibility of ResultsSurgeryTibial FracturesObservational studybusinessBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Immunology and Microbiology (all)
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The challenges of monoaxial bone transport in orthopedics and traumatology

2017

Background. Bone defects represent the main challenging problem for the orthopedic surgeon and, consequently, they increase the duration of hospitalization, risk of complications and health expenditures. The aim of our observational, descriptive and retrospective study is to evaluate the outcomes of patients treated with a mo­nolateral external fixator for bone defects greater than 3 cm. Material and methods. Between January 2003 and January 2013, 21 patients were treated at our center by bone transfer with a monolateral external fixator. The main etiologies were trauma in 17 cases (80.9%) and tumors in 4 cases (19.1%). Mean follow-up was 5 years for non-union and 3 years for tumors. Our cl…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentExternal Fixatorsmedicine.medical_treatmentMonolateral external fixationTraumatologyIlizarov TechniqueBone NailsBone InfectionBone defects; Bone infection; Bone transport; Monolateral external fixation; Skeletal tumor;03 medical and health sciencesExternal fixationYoung Adult0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansOrthopedics and Sports MedicineOrthopedic ProceduresRetrospective StudiesSkeletal tumorbusiness.industryRehabilitationBone transportRetrospective cohort studyMiddle AgedSurgeryTibial FracturesOrthopedicsTreatment OutcomeAmputationTraumatology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisOrthopedic surgeryObservational studyFemaleSplint (medicine)businessBone defects030217 neurology & neurosurgeryBone infection
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