2 results match your criteria: "Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute and University of Bologna[Affiliation]"
Diagnostic accuracy of a velcro sound detector (VECTOR) for interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients: the InSPIRAtE validation study (INterStitial pneumonia in rheumatoid ArThritis with an electronic device).
BMC Pulm Med
June 2019
Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Policlinico di Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo, 71 41121, Modena, Italy.
Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe systemic manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) represents the gold standard for the diagnosis of ILD, but its routine use for screening programs is not advisable because of both high cost and X-ray exposure. Velcro crackles at lung auscultation occur very early in the course of interstitial pneumonia, and their detection is an indication for HRCT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTotal hip arthroplasty after excision arthroplasty: indications and limits.
Hip Int
December 2011
Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department I, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute and University of Bologna, Bologna - Italy.
Article Synopsis
- The study reviewed 16 patients who had excision arthroplasty due to sepsis and later underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA).
- Average follow-up time was about 8 years, showing significant improvements in limb length and walking ability, especially in patients younger than 65.
- Careful patient selection is essential, as transitioning from excision arthroplasty to THA can be complicated and might not yield the same success as primary surgeries.