Publications by authors named "Valentina Sanzo"
Background: Failure, persistent knee instability, and reinjury rates after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are still concerns. Biomechanical investigations have highlighted the role of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) as a crucial knee stabilizer, and clinical outcomes after combined ACL and ALL reconstruction appear to indicate the success of the procedure.
Purpose: To compare the functional outcomes, return-to-sport (RTS) rate, and complications between combined ACL and ALL reconstruction and isolated ACL reconstruction.
Article Synopsis
- The meta-analysis aimed to compare functional and radiographic outcomes, as well as complications, of medial and lateral approaches in total knee arthroplasty for valgus knee deformity.
- Ten studies were analyzed, which included data on 1008 patients to assess parameters like Knee Society score, range of motion, and complications.
- Results indicated that while the medial approach had slightly better functional outcomes, both approaches had comparable surgical times and complication rates, making them similarly effective options for surgery.
Background: Several techniques have been adopted during primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) to manage glenoid bone defect. Among bone grafts, humeral head autograft is currently the mainstream option. However, autologous humeral heads may be unavailable or inadequate, and allografts may be a viable alternative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to update the current evidence on functional outcomes, complications, and reoperation rates between cemented and cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by evaluating comparative studies published over the past 15 years.
Methods: The PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central databases were used to search keywords and a total of 18 studies were included. Random and fixed effect models were used for the meta-analysis of pooled mean differences (MDs) and odds ratios (ORs).
Case: An 83-year-old man suffered progressive lower back pain 4 weeks after an endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) procedure. Computed tomography showed L4 vertebral body collapse and abnormal soft tissue-like density swelling with increased uptake on 18F-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT. Listeria monocytogenes was identified from ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Ankle arthrodesis (AA) has traditionally been the surgical standard for patients with an end-stage ankle osteoarthritis, with total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) recently becoming an alternative. The aim of this study was to update evidence in terms of functional outcomes, complications, and quality of life between AA and TAA by analyzing comparative studies.
Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane Central databases were used to search keywords.