Publications by authors named "G Taccardo"
Replantation dilemma: lessons learned from managing a dog bite forearm amputation in a sixteen-year-old girl.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- * A case study is presented of a 16-year-old girl who lost her left forearm due to a rottweiler bite, illustrating the difficult decisions in managing severe bite injuries and the need for quick and effective treatment.
- * The conclusion stresses the need for better wound management, psychological support for affected individuals, and increased awareness to prevent dog bites, along with the urgency for clear reporting guidelines and more research in this area.
Background: Elderly patients maintaining functional independence can now be candidates for primary wrist hemiarthroplasty to manage acute irreparable distal radius fractures (DRFs). However, further investigation with long-term follow-up is required to validate these initial findings.
Aim: To review the literature on the outcomes of distal radius hemiarthroplasty with available implants to assess its viability as a treatment option.
Article Synopsis
- - Enzymatic fasciotomy using collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) has improved Dupuytren's contracture (DC) treatment, but long-term effects were assessed in a 10-year study of 45 patients.
- - Results showed that while 100% of patients treated at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint experienced recurrence after 10 years, only 50% of those treated at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint did.
- - Overall patient satisfaction was lower in PIP cases, indicating a need for caution in using CCH for this joint, as re-intervention is likely needed within a decade.