Publications by authors named "F Natta"
Acute necrotising pancreatitis (ANP) is associated with high complication and mortality rates. It is still difficult for the surgeon to choose and schedule the most appropriate treatment. Compared to the past, the current minimally invasive "step-up" approach enables better outcomes in terms of morbidity/mortality, notwithstanding long periods of hospitalisation, and above all ensures better levels of residual pancreatic function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pudendal nerve block (PNB) is commonly used in pudendal neuralgia (PN) and, as anesthesiological technique, in obstetrical and urological procedures. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the efficacy of PNB with other anesthesiolocal techniques in proctological surgery.
Methods: A total of 362 patients were seen from a 22-month-time interval.
Spring jumpers vs power jumpers: ankle joint behavior in elite wushu athletes and implications for performance and injury risk.
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin
January 2016
In sport, high training load required to reach peak performance pushes human adaptation to their limits. In that process, athletes may experience general fatigue, impaired performance, and may be identified as overreached (OR). When this state lasts for several months, an overtraining syndrome is diagnosed (OT).
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- This study aimed to find reliable indicators from a single inertial measurement unit (IMU) placed on athletes to determine foot-strike and foot-off timings, as well as stance and stride durations during sprinting.
- Eleven athletes (five amateur and six elite) performed maximal sprints, with IMU data validated against force platforms and high-speed video for accuracy.
- The study revealed that while acceleration signals didn't show consistent features for foot events, the second derivative of angular velocity successfully identified foot-strike and foot-off events, allowing for effective field data collection without interfering in athletic performance.