Effect of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Pediatric Patients' Admissions to the Emergency Department in an Italian Orthopedic Trauma Hub.

Background: The rapid diffusion of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Northern Italy led the Italian government to dictate a national lockdown from 12 March 2020 to 5 May 2020. The aim of this observational cohort study is to analyze the differences in the number of pediatric patients' admission to the Emergency Room (ER) and in the type and causes of injury.

Methods: The pediatric population during the pandemic was compared to a similar group of patients admitted to the ER in 2019.

Correction of post traumatic tibial varus deviation with hexapodalic external fixator.

Physeal fractures are typical in childhood and for their involvement of the germinal layer of the physis they can be followed by growth complications. Axial deviation is one of these. Considering the young age of the patients it is critical to restore articular correct alignment with the least invasive surgery possible.

Bilateral total hip arthroplasty through minimally invasive direct anterior approach after Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

Bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of the hip may affect also young patients following bilateral hip diseases such as slipped capital femoral epiphysis and developmental hip dysplasia. We report the case of an 18- year old male with a previous diagnosis of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease who underwent a bilateral total hip arthroplasty through minimally invasive direct anterior approach, with optimal results at 1-year follow up.

Two-stage total hip arthroplasty for septic arthritis through the minimally invasive direct anterior approach.

The use of minimally invasive direct anterior approach to perform total hip arthroplasty is gaining increasing popularity for its short-term advantages, compared to other approaches. Nevertheless, its use in hip revision surgery has been criticized. We report here the first case of hip septic arthritis treated with two-stage THA through this tissue-sparing approach, with good implant positioning and functional results.

[F0 characteristics in Parkinsonian speech: Contrast between the effect of hypodopaminergy due to Parkinson's disease and that of the therapeutic delivery of L-Dopa].

Voice and speech impairments are frequent in Parkinson's disease, particularly when the disease is at an advanced stage. These impairments affect spoken communication and may become a serious disability for someone with Parkinson's disease. Many studies based on auditory-perceptual or acoustic methods have been carried out to characterize dysarthria.

Exocrine pancreatic function and fat malabsorption in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

Background: Nutrients malabsorption frequently occurs in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, but very few studies have investigated exocrine pancreatic digestive capacity in these patients. We therefore evaluated the frequency of exocrine pancreatic impairment and its eventual relation with fat malabsorption in HIV-infected patients.

Methods: Thirty-five HIV-infected patients (30 male, 5 female: mean age +/- standard deviation, 33.