Publications by authors named "M Collarile"
Background: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are essential for evaluating disease-related quality of life. The International Hip Outcome Tool 12 (iHOT12) assesses various aspects of hip-related symptoms, function, sports participation, and social limitations. This study aimed to adapt and validate an Italian version of the iHOT12 according to COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guidelines.
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- This study explored the effectiveness of autologous micro-fragmented adipose tissue (MAT) injections for treating symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), showing promising results in improving patient conditions over time.
- Patients in the study (49 individuals, covering 67 knees) experienced significant improvements in WOMAC and KOOS scores at various follow-up points, indicating enhanced pain relief and function post-treatment.
- Factors like male gender and KL grade 2 were linked to lesser improvements, while patients with more severe initial symptoms were more likely to achieve clinically meaningful benefits from the treatment.
Spinal anesthesia is a common procedure performed in orthopedic surgery, and it is regarded as secure and safe. Although puncture-related complication of spinal anesthesia has a very low incidence, it would lead to dramatic neurological damage (tetra- or paraplegia). Early diagnosis and surgical decompression are mandatory to promote a better outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) on clinical outcome in patients who underwent arthroscopic matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) for chondral lesions of the knee.
Methods: Thirty patients affected by grade III and IV International Cartilage Repair Society chondral lesions of the knee underwent MACI. After surgery, patients were randomly assigned to either experimental group (PEMFs 4 h per day for 60 days) or control group .
Background: Aging is responsible for degenerative changes in all cartilage elements, thus impairing its properties and healing potential. Most studies on surgical procedures for cartilage focus on young patients because these procedures are generally not considered suitable for older patients.
Purpose: To analyze the clinical outcome of cartilage lesion treatment using second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) techniques in patients more than 40 years old with no clear signs of osteoarthritis, to understand their real potential in relation to aging, the failure rate, and complications in older patients.