Impact of a persuasive antimicrobial stewardship programme on the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a tertiary care hospital in southern Italy.

Background And Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the rate of compliance to institutional guidelines on surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) among the surgical wards of our facility and to evaluate the impact of our antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) on the adherence rate.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including all 14 surgical wards of our hospital. Eight of these wards participate in a non-restrictive ASP.

MRI Insights in Breast Imaging.

In the world, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. Currently, MRI is the most sensitive breast imaging method for detecting breast cancer, although false positive rates are still an issue. To date, the accuracy of breast MRI is widely recognized across various clinical scenarios, in particular, staging of known cancer, screening for breast cancer in high-risk women, and evaluation of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Talar Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation (TARIF): A Novel All-Inside Soft-Tissue-Preserving Technique.

Background: Talar arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation (TARIF) is an alternative approach for the operative fixation of talar fractures that may be utilized instead of more traditional open approaches such as medial, lateral, or even dual anterolateral. The TARIF approach allows for nearly anatomic fracture reduction and fixation of talar neck, body, and posterior dome fractures while minimizing the soft-tissue stripping and vascular injury associated with the standard anterolateral approach.

Description: Following initial closed fracture reduction and any associated procedures, we recommend obtaining computed tomography scans of the injured ankle in order to evaluate the fracture pattern and allow for preoperative planning.

Dorsal Cheilectomy Using Great Toe Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus.

Great toe metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) arthroscopy has been described in the literature for more than 50 years for treatment of a multitude of first MTPJ pathologies, including hallux rigidus, hallux valgus, and osteochondritis dissecans, among others. Despite this, the use of great toe MTPJ arthroscopy has not become widely used for treatment of these conditions as the result of reported difficulties with adequate visualization of the joint surface and manipulation of surrounding soft-tissue structures with the instruments available. We propose a simple technique with illustrations of the operating room setup and procedural steps to perform a dorsal cheilectomy in those with early-stage hallux rigidus using great toe MTPJ arthroscopy and a minimally invasive surgical burr in a way that is reproducible by foot and ankle surgeons.