Publications by authors named "F Di Pietto"
Return to sport after arthroscopic xenograft bone block associated with Bankart repair and subscapularis augmentation in competitive contact athletes with recurrent anterior shoulder instability.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on evaluating the effectiveness of an arthroscopic bone block procedure using xenograft, in addition to Bankart repair and subscapularis augmentation, for treating recurrent anterior shoulder instability in contact athletes.
- Among the 16 athletes analyzed, none experienced new dislocations post-surgery, and there was a significant improvement in functional scores after treatment.
- The glenoid bone surface area also improved significantly, indicating successful bone integration, and all participants returned to their pre-injury levels of sport activity.
Groin pain syndrome (GPS) is one of the most frequent injuries in competitive sports. Stresses generated in the lower limbs by quick turns and accelerations, such as in soccer, basketball or hockey, can produce localized regions of increased forces, resulting in anatomical lesions. The differential diagnoses are numerous and comprise articular, extra-articular, muscular, tendinous and visceral clinical conditions and a correct diagnosis is crucial if treatment is to be efficient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGroin pain syndrome (GPS) is a controversial topic in Sports Medicine. The GPS Italian Consensus Conference on terminology, clinical evaluation and imaging assessment of groin pain in athletes was organized by the Italian Society of Arthroscopy in Milan, on 5 February 2016. In this Consensus Conference (CC) GPS etiology was divided into 11 different categories for a total of 63 pathologies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lower limb muscle injuries have a strong impact in training and official competitions stoppage for professional football players. This study aimed to explore the relationship between oedema-like changes found on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in acute indirect thigh injuries muscles and the time required for the athlete to return to individual training - "return to training" (RTT) and for full availability for official competitions - "return to play" (RTP).
Methods: Professional football players from 2017/2018 to 2021/2022 seasons top league team with clinical and ultrasound (US) diagnosis of acute hamstrings or quadriceps muscle injury, confirmed on 48/72h subsequent MRI, were included.
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of computed tomography on the reliability of Boileau classification for proximal humerus fracture sequelae.
Methods: A prospective study was designed using STARD guidelines. We included all patients diagnosed with proximal humerus fracture sequelae who underwent surgery at our institution between 2017 and 2021.