Publications by authors named "M De Paolis"
Dimensional assessment on baseline MRI of soft-tissue sarcomas: longest diameter, sum and product of diameters, and volume-which is the best measurement method to predict patients' outcomes?
Radiol Med
December 2024
Purpose: The longest diameter (LD) is a strong prognostic factor for patients with soft-tissue sarcoma (STS). Other dimensional assessments, such as the sum of diameters (SoD), product of diameters (PoD), and volume (3D-COG - proposed by the Children Oncology Group), can be rapidly performed; however, their prognostic values have never been compared to LD. Our goal was to investigate their performance in improving patients' prognostication for STS of the lower limbs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiologic graft infection (BGI) is one of the main complications in graft reconstructions. However, very little evidence exists regarding the epidemiology of BGI, as most of the data come from sparse reports. Moreover, most of the series did not detail the treatment and outcome of graft infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: This study aims to evaluate the patellar height changes after distal femur (DF) endoprosthetic replacement (EPR) and its impact on anterior knee pain (AKP) and range of motion (ROM). A retrospective review of three institutions' databases was performed. The patellar height was determined using the modified Insall-Salvati ratio (MIS), the Blackburne-Peel (BP) and the Caton-Deschamps (CD) indexes.
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- - Evans syndrome (ES) is a rare condition without established treatment guidelines, prompting a survey of 64 Italian clinicians involved in managing autoimmune cytopenias to assess disease awareness and management practices.
- - The survey revealed that the combination of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is more prevalent than the combination involving neutropenia, with many patients having associated conditions like lymphoproliferative syndromes or autoimmune diseases.
- - There was a notable variation in diagnostic test agreement among clinicians, indicating that while essential tests like blood counts were universally recognized, others like anti-platelet tests showed much less consensus; this highlights a need for more standardized treatment approaches for
GPT-based chatbot tools are still unreliable in the management of prosthetic joint infections.
Musculoskelet Surg
December 2024
Background: Artificial intelligence chatbot tools responses might discern patterns and correlations that may elude human observation, leading to more accurate and timely interventions. However, their reliability to answer healthcare-related questions is still debated. This study aimed to assess the performance of the three versions of GPT-based chatbots about prosthetic joint infections (PJI).
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