Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair With a Knotless Suture Bridge Technique: Functional and Radiological Outcomes After a Minimum Follow-Up of 5 Years.

Purpose: To evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes of knotless suture bridge repair after a minimum of 5 years of follow-up.

Methods: A prospective consecutive series of full-thickness supraspinatus atraumatic chronic tears was evaluated in the study. Tears were medium or large.

Dosage of Preventive or Therapeutic Exercise Interventions: Review of Published Randomized Controlled Trials and Survey of Authors.

Objective: To describe the dose components and choice justifications in exercise interventions in a convenient sample of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Data Sources: We searched the following databases: PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in 2014.

Study Selection: We included published RCTs evaluating preventive or therapeutic interventions in people with clinical conditions or at risk to develop health problems.

Which is the Role of Pneumonectomy in the Era of Parenchymal-Sparing Procedures? Early/Long-Term Survival and Functional Results of a Single-Center Experience.

Aim: Despite the increasing adoption of parenchymal-sparing procedures, pneumonectomy is still necessary in several pleural and pulmonary (benign or malignant) diseases. We reviewed clinical data of a large cohort of patients treated by pneumonectomy with the aim of better define its impact on early and long-term results.

Methods: Clinical and pathological characteristics of all consecutive patients treated by pneumonectomy between January 2005 and May 2012 were retrospectively reviewed.