Preoperative infection risk assessment in hip arthroplasty a matched-pair study of the reliability of 3 validated risk scales.

Peri-prosthetic infection (PJI) represents one of the most devastating complications of total hip arthroplasty (THA). The aim of this study is to assess the reliability of different PJI risk assessment scales between two matched pairs of THA groups. This study included 37 patients with PJI following THA performed between 2012 and 2020 (Group A).

Red Blood Cell Transfusion Requirements Before and After Implementation of a Perioperative Patient Blood Management Program in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. A Before and After Observational Study.

Objectives: Anemia and transfusion are common in cardiac surgery patients, and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Multiple perioperative interventions have been described to reduce blood transfusion, but are rarely combined altogether. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery before and after the implementation of a perioperative patient blood management (PBM) program.

CT-scan Evaluation of Osteointegration and Osteolysis in Different Graft Types and Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Shoulder Instability.

Background: Bone graft is often needed in treating anterior shoulder instability in glenoid bone loss and graft integration is crucial in achieving good results. This study aimed to evaluate bone graft remodeling in different techniques for shoulder anterior-inferior instability.

Methods: Graft osteointegration and osteolysis were retrospectively evaluated with CT-scan imaging performed 6 to 12 months after surgery to compare the outcome of three procedures: Latarjet, bone block with allograft, and bone block with xenograft.

Case series of traumatic neglected Extensor Hallucis Longus lacerations: choice of surgical treatment based on injury type.

Background And Aim: Extensor Hallucis Longus (EHL) tendon rupture is a rare injury of the foot, representing only 1% of overall tendon rupture. Early diagnosis and surgical repair are recommended but there is still no consensus regarding the ideal treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a case series of patients with neglected extensor hallucis longus (EHL) tendon rupture.

Septic arthritis following joint injections: a 17 years retrospective study in an Academic General Hospital.

Background: Septic arthritis following intra-articular infiltrations is an uncommon devastating complication correlated  to high costs for the health service and often to poor outcomes. The purpose of this study is to assess a 17-years experience in a single academic multispecialist hospital managing this uncommon complication in Orthopaedic practice.

Methods: Patients with diagnosis of septic arthritis following joint injections treated in our hospital from January 2002 to December 2019 were included in the study.