Publications by authors named "F Ippolito"
Introduction: Usually ipsilateral fractures of the femur and tibia are not compatible with good results and require surgery. The unsatisfactory results are more likely due to complex patterns of fractures, compromised soft tissue, associated ligament injuries, and concomitant vital organ injuries. There are many classifications to describe this type of fracture but none of them is a prognostic classification.
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- The study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on vaccinated patients undergoing haemodialysis by analyzing hospitalization rates and ICU admissions across different vaccine dosage periods.
- Out of 1,096 infected dialysis patients, 7.5% were hospitalized, with significant risk factors being age over 60 and pre-existing lung disease; notably, ICU admissions dropped by 86% after receiving a third vaccine dose.
- The findings indicate that despite increased infection rates due to a virus variant, the severity of COVID-19 infections was lower for vaccinated patients, but dialysis patients remained more vulnerable to hospitalizations compared to the general population.
Aims: Proximal femur fractures treatment can involve anterograde nailing with a single or double cephalic screw. An undesirable failure for this fixation is screw cut-out. In a single-screw nail, a tip-apex distance (TAD) greater than 25 mm has been associated with an increased risk of cut-out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim Significant risk factors for femoral nail cutout are well-documented, primarily in the context of single-screw proximal nails. However, it remains uncertain whether those same risk factors are applicable when considering different implant devices. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to compare cutout risk factors between single- versus double-screw proximal femoral nails.
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- The study discusses the challenges of selecting appropriate chemical components for Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) in aerosol source apportionment, highlighting that this choice greatly affects the identified sources and contribution estimates.
- It emphasizes that the absence of specific source tracers, like levoglucosan, can skew results and lead to uncertainties in identifying and quantifying sources of particulate matter (PM).
- The research includes sensitivity analyses across different urban conditions in Europe, revealing that while vehicle exhaust analysis may be less sensitive to component choices, neglecting certain inorganic elements can hinder the identification of non-exhaust sources.