Publications by authors named "L Moscato"
Article Synopsis
- Longitudinal forearm instability, or Essex-Lopresti syndrome, is characterized by a combination of radial head fractures and ruptured connective structures between the radius and ulna, which often goes unnoticed initially.
- Prompt treatment within 4 weeks is important to prevent complications, involving procedures like rigid radial head replacement and surgical repair of surrounding tissues
- If treatment is delayed beyond 4 weeks, more complex interventions are needed, including reconstruction of the interosseous membrane, with less certain outcomes.
Hypothesis: Wide awake local anesthesia with no tourniquet (WALANT) and office-based procedures are used in hand surgery. There are limited literature data on patient satisfaction when comparing methods of anesthesia and location of surgery.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective single-surgeon study with patient reported satisfaction in three groups.
We hypothesized that WALANT would provide similar perioperative analgesic comfort compared to local anesthesia with peripheral nerve blocks (LAPNV). We analyzed whether the patient's active participation during surgery would improve its early functional results. We did a retrospective, single study in an outpatient surgery unit, comparing two types of surgery: trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty (TMCA) under LAPNV and TMCA under WALANT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In recent decades, there has been an increase in male infertility, and in many cases, the etiology remains unclear. Several studies relate male hypo-fertility to xenobiotic exposure, even if no data exist about multiple exposure at the environmental level.
Methods: The study involved 86 males with diagnosis of idiopathic male infertility (IMI), and 46 controls with no alteration in sperm characteristics.