Publications by authors named "E Belluzzi"
Background: Diabetic foot is one of the major complications of diabetes, affecting 15% of patients with diabetes. This study aims to evaluate and compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients with diabetes affected by forefoot plantar preulcerative or ulcerative lesions who have undergone minimally invasive distal metatarsal diaphyseal osteotomy (MIS-DMDO) to assess its efficacy in the prevention and treatment of chronic plantar diabetic foot ulcers (CPDFUs).
Methods: The study included 60 patients, 38 with preulcers and 22 with ulcers, with at least 2 years of clinical and radiologic follow-up.
Is There a Strength Deficit of the Quadriceps Femoris Muscle in Patients Treated Conservatively or Surgically after Primary or Recurrent Patellar Dislocations? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
J Clin Med
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- * The study aimed to assess how the quadriceps femoris muscle contributes to knee extension and whether there are strength deficits in patients who have experienced a patellar dislocation, regardless of their treatment method.
- * After analyzing 10 studies involving 370 patients, the findings revealed that those with a history of patellar dislocation showed significant strength deficits in the quadriceps compared to healthy individuals, and these deficits can persist for up to three years post-injury.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nursing theatre staff, departmental activity, and delivery of services to patients. This work-based project aimed to investigate the challenges of nursing leadership in an elective orthopaedic department at current times.
Methods: The study collected qualitative data exploring theatre staff's expectations from leadership, offering insight on how the pandemic has influenced the way of working and exploring how the future in this unit may look.
Musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) comprise a plethora of different disorders (more than 150 conditions) affecting the locomotor system [...
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