Publications by authors named "Raquel Mari"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare functional outcomes and complication rates between patients with and without C. acnes contamination after primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) surgeries.
- - Out of 162 patients, 96 cultures tested positive for C. acnes, but the postoperative functional outcomes (measured by the Constant score) were similar between both groups at two and five years post-surgery.
- - However, patients with positive C. acnes cultures experienced a higher complication rate, including infections and surgery revisions, indicating the presence of the bacteria could lead to more issues despite similar functional outcomes.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the presence of Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes) on the skin and in deep tissue in a real clinical scenario of primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
Methods: This prospective study included 90 primary reverse shoulder arthroplasties, and 12 cultures were obtained from each patient. Each sample was homogenized and used to inoculate PolyVitex (bioMérieux, Marcy-l'Etoile, France) agar and Schaedler (bioMérieux) agar plates.
The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of different imaging modalities in treatment decision making in proximal humeral fractures. After evaluation of 116 consecutive proximal humeral fractures, observers were asked to give treatment recommendation (conservative vs. surgery).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Several studies have suggested that an increased body mass index (BMI) is a negative factor for forefoot plantar pain but its influence in the surgical correction of metatarsalgia is unknown. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the influence of the BMI on the surgical outcomes of metatarsalgia. It has been hypothesized that the higher the BMI, the worse the functional outcomes after metatarsalgia surgical treatment at one year follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The objective of the study was to determine the normalization curve of the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in elective shoulder arthroplasty.
Methods: A prospective study including 58 consecutive patients who had undergone elective shoulder arthroplasty. Forty-one patients had received a Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, 13 a Total Shoulder Arthroplasty and 4 a Hemiarthroplasty.