Publications by authors named "S Perrotta"
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- Concussion, affecting about 1.2% of the population annually, poses a significant public health issue, particularly among children aged 1-17, who experience this injury more frequently than others.
- The study focused on youth with concussions to evaluate adherence to Return to Activity (RTA) protocols, examining how this adherence impacts recovery time and the risk of reinjury.
- Results showed low adherence to RTA protocols using accelerometers (13%-34% across stages), but subjective self-reports indicated better compliance, with adherent youths recovering faster (13 days) than non-adherent youths (20 days), despite discrepancies between self-reported and objective measures.
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a prevalent and progressive complication in young patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), but no study evaluated the long-term subjective and objective outcome measures. Oxford hip score (OHS) and Oxford shoulder scores (OSS) are validated joint-specific patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). In this prospective multicentre study, 47 SCD patients with pre-existing diagnosis of AVN occurred at a median age of 35.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The goal of the study was to analyze the eruption time of the maxillary impacted canines treated with the "canine first technique" and evaluate the success rate.
Materials And Methods: A total of 103 patients with 131 impacted canines were treated. Alpha angle, Erickson-Kurol sectors, and age were studied to assess the difficulty of canine eruption.
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- The study investigates how the severity and visibility of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) affect children's quality of life (QoL).
- Both patient self-reports and parent reports showed no significant differences in QoL scores, but higher NF1 severity was linked to lower physical QoL, and greater visibility was associated with lower physical and social QoL.
- The research emphasizes that tailored interventions are necessary to address the specific physical and psychological challenges posed by NF1 in children, advocating for comprehensive care approaches.