A 10-Year Experience of an Integrated Geriatric Hip Fracture Treatment Protocol: Outcomes at a Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up.

Introduction: Increasing incidence of fragility fractures has spurred development of protocols, largely focused on peri-operative care, with numerous proven benefits. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate outcomes of our hip fracture treatment program regarding successful protocol implementation, compliance, effect on subsequent fracture rates, and mortality during the first decade of adoption.

Methods: A retrospective review identified patients >65 years old with fragility hip fractures between 2010 and 2022.

Testicular Adrenal Rest Tumors in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Study of a Cohort of Patients from a Single Italian Center.

Testicular adrenal rest tumors (TARTs) are a common complication in male patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The aim of our cross-sectional cohort study is to estimate the frequency of TARTs with the correlation of genotype and disease control on tumor development. Thirty-five male patients, aged 14-26 years, were included in the study, all followed by the same center of pediatric endocrinology in Bologna.

Auxological and endocrine findings in narcolepsy type 1: seventeen-year follow-up from a pediatric endocrinology center.

Introduction: Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1) is a rare hypersomnia of central origin linked to hypocretin deficiency, most frequently arising at pediatric age. NT1 could be associated with endocrine comorbidities involving the neuroendocrine axis, predominantly obesity, and Central Precocious Puberty (CPP). The primary aim of this study is the evaluation of endocrine and auxological parameters at diagnosis and during follow-up in patients with NT1, treated with Sodium Oxybate (SO) or not.

Investigation on Modulation-Based Straightness Measurement.

The concept of a novel non-contacting technique for measuring straightness and its practical realization in a mechanical device are presented in this article. The device, called InPlanT, is based on the acquisition of the luminous signal retroreflected by a spherical glass target and impinged on a photodiode after mechanical modulation. The received signal is reduced to the sought straightness profile using dedicated software.