79 results match your criteria: "University of Salerno School of Medicine[Affiliation]"
Thyroid hormones and tendon: current views and future perspectives. Concise review.
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J
August 2013
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Salerno School of Medicine and Surgery, Salerno, Italy; Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, UK.
Thyroid hormones (THs) T3 and T4, play an essential role in the development and metabolism of many tissues and organs, and have profound metabolic effects in adult life. THs action is mediated mainly by the thyroid hormone receptor (TRs) which seem to be ubiquitous. To-date thyroid-associated disease are not thought to be related in tendinopathies and tendons tears.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpingement is not impingement: the case for calling it "Rotator Cuff Disease".
Muscles Ligaments Tendons J
July 2013
Division of Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA.
Historically, many causes have been proposed for rotator cuff conditions. The most prevalent theory is that the rotator cuff tendons, especially the supraspinatus, make contact with the acromion and coracoacromial ligament, resulting in pain and eventual tearing of the tendon. However, more recent evidence suggests that this concept does not explain the changes in rotator cuff tendons with age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly signs of osteoarthritis in professional ballet dancers: a preliminary study.
Clin J Sport Med
September 2014
*Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, England, United Kingdom; †The Physiotherapy department, Royal Ballet Company, London, England, United Kingdom; ‡The Outpatient Department, London Independent Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom; and §University of Salerno School of Medicine, Salerno, Italy.
Objective: To investigate a cohort of professional ballet dancers for evidence of early signs of osteoarthritis (OA).
Design: One radiologist and 1 orthopedic surgeon specialized in musculoskeletal disorders analyzed magnetic resonance imaging scans independently.
Setting: University Teaching Hospital.
An interview with Nicola Maffulli, section editor for the musculoskeletal regenerative medicine section of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil
June 2013
Department of Musculoskeletal Surgery, University of Salerno School of Medicine and Surgery, Salerno, Italy.