Italian consensus statement (2020) on return to play after lower limb muscle injury in football (soccer).

Return to play (RTP) decisions in football are currently based on expert opinion. No consensus guideline has been published to demonstrate an evidence-based decision-making process in football (soccer). Our aim was to provide a framework for evidence-based decision-making in RTP following lower limb muscle injuries sustained in football.

Arthroscopic transtendon repair of partial articular-sided supraspinatus tendon avulsion.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of arthroscopic transtendon repair of partial articular-sided supraspinatus tendon avulsion (PASTA) in a large study group.

Methods: A retrospective review of prospectively collected data was conducted. One hundred and eighteen patients with PASTA lesion (grade A2-A3) who underwent arthroscopic transtendon repair were identified, of which 110 were eligible for the study.

Clinical review of patients subjected to mini-Mumford arthroscopy.

Purpose: assessment of the clinical efficacy of isolated arthroscopic mini-Mumford surgery, associated with shoulder surgery in patients with degenerative disease of the acromioclavicular joint.

Materials And Methods: 52 patients (group A) underwent isolated arthroscopic mini-Mumford and 84 (group B) additional arthroscopic surgery of rotator cuff and/or long head of biceps. They were evaluated clinically using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Simple Shoulder Test (SST) and Modified UCLA shoulder rating, pre- and post-operatively after a mean period of 18.

Prospective study of three surgical procedures for long head biceps tendinopathy associated with rotator cuff tears.

Purpose: simple tenotomy in the treatment of long head biceps (LHB) lesion offers good results, as well as tenotomy/tenodesis.

Materials And Methods: we prospectively evaluated 252 patients, divided into 3 groups, treated with rotator cuff repair associated with LHB tenotomy or 2 different types of tenodesis in cases where there had been a partial lesion of the LHB or instability of the bicipital groove. We ascertained whether there was residual pain and the presence of the "Popeye sign" in the post-operative stage.

Carotid and femoral atherosclerosis in chronic hepatitis C: a 5-year follow-up.

The objective of this study was to assess the progression of atherosclerosis in carotid and femoral arteries after a 5-year period using ultrasound in subjects with chronic hepatitis C and in controls matched for classic atherosclerotic risk factors. A total of 40 patients and 40 controls were assessed by echocolor Doppler in 2001 and in 2006 to evaluate plaque and intima-media thickness. The patients showed no changes in plaque and intima-media thickness during the 5-year period in all districts examined, whereas a significant increase in intima-media thickness in the carotid sections was recorded in the controls.

Flow-mediated arterial dilation in primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Objective: To investigate precocious alterations in the artery wall of patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).

Methods: We evaluated flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery and intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries in 16 patients and 16 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Results: FMD of the brachial artery was significantly lower in patients than in controls (6.