Publications by authors named "M Girolami"
Study Design: Retrospective analysis.
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional outcomes and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients undergoing en bloc resection of spinal tumor.
Summary Of Background Data: En bloc resection in the spine is a surgical procedure designed to completely remove a tumor in one piece, with wide margins preserved, in order to reduce the risk of local recurrences.
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- The study compares the effectiveness of two surgical approaches for treating mobile spine chordomas: en bloc resection versus intralesional resection with adjuvant hadron therapy, focusing on local control (LC) and overall survival (OS).
- In the analysis of 33 patients, no significant differences in LC between the two methods were found, but certain pre-operative factors like pathologic fractures were linked to a higher risk of local recurrence (LR).
- Although en bloc resection is preferred for better outcomes, advances in hadron therapy provide a viable alternative for local control with manageable side effects when using intralesional surgery.
Background: In spinal surgery adverse events (AE) and surgical complications (SC) significantly affect patient's outcome and quality of life. The duration of surgery has been investigated in different surgical field as risk factor for complications. The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between operative time and adverse events in spinal surgery.
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- Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) is classified as a distinct benign tumor by the WHO, though it can exhibit locally aggressive behavior and rarely metastasizes.
- The study focuses on eleven patients with spinal EH, analyzing their surgical, clinical, and radiographic data, revealing common symptoms like myelo-radicular compression and lytic vertebral body lesions.
- A proposed treatment algorithm based on clinical experiences suggests that surgical intervention is necessary for symptomatic patients to manage this rare and complex condition effectively.
While several intraoperative devices have been described in the literature for assessing leg length discrepancy (LLD), none have been utilized during total hip arthroplasty (THA) performed via the Anterior Minimally Invasive Surgery (AMIS) approach. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy and accuracy of a compass device in assessing leg length during THA performed using the AMIS technique. A prospective study was conducted involving 35 patients who consecutively underwent unilateral primary THA using the AMIS technique at our department from September 2017 to December 2018.
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