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Alessandra La Gattuta

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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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FiberWire tension band for patellar fractures.

2015

Background Symptomatic hardware represents the most frequent complication reported following surgical treatment of patellar fracture. For this reason, some authors suggested using nonabsorbable sutures to fix the fracture with various techniques. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and radiological results of patients treated following a modified Pyriford technique using a FiberWire suture (Arthrex, Naples, FL, USA). Materials and methods We retrospectively evaluated a case series of  seventeen patients with displaced patellar fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with a modified tension band using FiberWire sutures. Clinical and radiological outcome were eval…

AdultMalePatellar fracturemedicine.medical_specialtySports medicinemedicine.medical_treatmentKnee Injuries03 medical and health sciencesFracture Fixation InternalFractures BoneYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineTension bandmedicineSettore MED/33 - Malattie Apparato LocomotoreInternal fixationHumansOrthopedics and Sports Medicine030212 general & internal medicineTension bandSurgical treatmentAgedRetrospective StudiesSutureFibrous joint030222 orthopedicsSuturesbusiness.industrySuture TechniquesPatellaMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSurgeryKnee fracturemedicine.anatomical_structureOrthopedic surgeryFiberWireSurgeryFemaleOriginal ArticlePatella fracturebusinessComplicationBone WiresJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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