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Lewinnek zone not “the be-all and end-all” functional planning for acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty (2025)
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Iorio, R., Viglietta, E., Corsetti, F., Gugliotta, Y., Massafra, C., Polverari, D., …Maffulli, N. (in press). Lewinnek zone not “the be-all and end-all” functional planning for acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty. Arthroplasty, 7(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42836-024-00284-w

Background: Proper positioning of a total hip arthroplasty (THA) plays a crucial role in the success and long-term survivorship of the implant. Cup positioning within the Lewinnek Safe Zone (LSZ) does not, however, avoid implant dislocation. Thus, th... Read More about Lewinnek zone not “the be-all and end-all” functional planning for acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty.

The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review (2024)
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Migliorini, F., Cocconi, F., Bardazzi, T., Masoni, V., Gardino, V., Pipino, G., & Maffulli, N. (in press). The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 25(1), Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-024-00810-1

Background: The ligamentum teres (LT) has received attention in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy (HA) for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Indeed, a better understanding of the function of the LT and its implications for clinical outcomes in th... Read More about The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review.

Molecular Mimicry Between Gut Microbiome and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Current Concepts (2024)
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Muruganandam, A., Migliorini, F., Jeyaraman, N., Vaishya, R., Balaji, S., Ramasubramanian, S., …Jeyaraman, M. (in press). Molecular Mimicry Between Gut Microbiome and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Current Concepts. Medical Sciences, 12(4), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci12040072

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represents an autoimmune condition impacted by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, with the gut microbiome (GMB) being one of the influential environmental factors. Patients with RA display notable modificati... Read More about Molecular Mimicry Between Gut Microbiome and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Current Concepts.

No Effect of Cigarette Smoking in the Outcome of Arthroscopic Management for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review (2024)
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Lucenti, L., Maffulli, N., Bardazzi, T., Pipino, G., Pappalardo, G., & Migliorini, F. (in press). No Effect of Cigarette Smoking in the Outcome of Arthroscopic Management for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(23), https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237214

Background: The impact of smoking in arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabolar impingement (FAI) is controversial. This systematic review updates and discusses current evidence on the influence of cigarette smoking on the outcome of arthroscopic mana... Read More about No Effect of Cigarette Smoking in the Outcome of Arthroscopic Management for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review.

Intra-articular injections of ozone versus hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis: a level I meta-analysis. (2024)
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Migliorini, F., Giorgino, R., Mazzoleni, M. G., Schäfer, L., Bertini, F. A., & Maffulli, N. (in press). Intra-articular injections of ozone versus hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis: a level I meta-analysis. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 35(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-024-04135-x

Intra-articular injections of ozone and hyaluronic acid (HA) are routinely performed for the management of knee osteoarthritis. The present meta-analysis compared intra-articular injections of HA versus ozone in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)... Read More about Intra-articular injections of ozone versus hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis: a level I meta-analysis..

Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials (2024)
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Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Schäfer, L., Kubach, J., Betsch, M., & Pasurka, M. (in press). Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Pharmaceuticals, 17(11), Article 1557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17111557

The present meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injections for knee osteoarthritis. The outcomes of interest were the visual analogue scale (VAS) and Western Ontario McMaster Osteo-Arthritis Index (WOMAC) s... Read More about Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Autologous Peripheral Blood-Derived Orthobiologics for the Management of Shoulder Disorders: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence. (2024)
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Gupta, A., & Maffulli, N. (2024). Autologous Peripheral Blood-Derived Orthobiologics for the Management of Shoulder Disorders: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence. Pain and Therapy, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-024-00684-5

A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to manage shoulder pain, the third most common musculoskeletal disorder, but traditional modalities have limitations, providing only temporary symptomatic pain relief instead of targeting the underlying pat... Read More about Autologous Peripheral Blood-Derived Orthobiologics for the Management of Shoulder Disorders: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence..

Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review (2024)
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Baroncini, A., Maffulli, N., Pilone, M., Pipino, G., Memminger, M. K., Pappalardo, G., & Migliorini, F. (2024). Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(22), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13226864

Background: Low back pain is common. For patients with mechanic or non-specific chronic LBP (cLBP), the current guidelines suggest conservative, nonpharmacologic treatment as a first-line treatment. Among the available strategies, physiotherapy repre... Read More about Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review.

Subsidence of the Corail stem in total hip arthroplasty: no influence of bony contact (2024)
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Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Pilone, M., Kämmer, D., Hofmann, U. K., Nobili, A., …Bell, A. (2024). Subsidence of the Corail stem in total hip arthroplasty: no influence of bony contact. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 25(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-024-00794-y

Introduction: This study investigated stem subsidence following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a Corail stem in patients who underwent two-staged bilateral THA. The second outcome of interest was to investigate whether a specific single co... Read More about Subsidence of the Corail stem in total hip arthroplasty: no influence of bony contact.