Publications by authors named "R Civinini"
Posterior lateral meniscal root (PLMR) tears are commonly observed in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The presence of PLMR tears exacerbates knee instability, increasing stress on ACL grafts and accelerating joint degeneration if left untreated. Anatomical repair of PLMR tears is therefore crucial for restoring native knee kinematics and reducing tibiofemoral contact pressures, thereby safeguarding the ACL graft.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Three-dimensional (3D) planning and Patient Specific Instrumentation (PSI) can help the surgeon to obtain more predictable results in Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (mOW-HTO) than the conventional techniques. We compared the accuracy of the PSI and standard techniques and measured the learning curve for surgery time and number of fluoroscopic shots.
Methods: We included the first 12 consecutive cases of mOW-HTO performed with 3D planning and PSI cutting guides and the first 12 non-supervised mOW-HTO performed with the standard technique.
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- The study examines the effectiveness of two spacer types used during two-stage exchange arthroplasty for chronic prosthetic joint infections in the hip, focusing on mechanical complications and bone preservation.
- A retrospective review of 40 patients revealed that Articulating Spacers with acetabular cement had lower dislocation rates and better preservation of acetabular bone compared to Hemi-Spacers.
- The results indicate that using dynamic spacers with cement augmentation contributes to improved surgical outcomes, including quicker recovery during the second stage of surgery.
Background: We created a Multicenter Survey for Italian orthopedics surgeons on how they approach leg length discrepancy when dealing with primary total hip arthroplasty. Aim of the study was to show how surgeons manage LLD and follow literature recommendations during clinical practice.
Methods: The Survey was composed of 25 questions divided in 4 sections: surgeon's profile, preoperative and intraoperative evaluation, postoperative management.