Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts. (2025)
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Migliorini, F., Lucenti, L., Bardazzi, T., Bell, A., Cocconi, F., & Maffulli, N. (2025). Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 35(1), Article 208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-025-04308-2

Managing sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is challenging and unpredictable. There are no internationally accepted recommendations. In light of the lack of global consensus and guidelines and the ongoing advancements in management options, a widely accepte... Read More about Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts..

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the 4 domain sports prom. (2025)
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Sun, Y., Chen, S., Neyret, P., Hutchinson, M., Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Górios, C., & Piedade, S. R. (2025). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the 4 domain sports prom. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 20(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05882-1

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This work evaluated and validated the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of 4-Domain Sport PROM (4-DSP) into Chinese, assessing its understandability and reproducibility in all questionnaire domains for Chinese-speaking patients.... Read More about Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the 4 domain sports prom..

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review (2025)
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Migliorini, F., Pilone, M., Mazzoleni, M. G., Schäfer, L., Katusic, D., & Maffulli, N. (2025). Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 35(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-025-04292-7

Purpose: The present systematic review investigated the efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) viscosupplementation for hip osteoarthritis (OA) in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and whether different molecular weights of HA are a... Read More about Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review.

Similar efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and other biologically active injections in patients with early stages knee osteoarthritis: a level I meta-analysis. (2024)
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Migliorini, F., Schäfer, L., Pilone, M., Bell, A., Simeone, F., & Maffulli, N. (in press). Similar efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and other biologically active injections in patients with early stages knee osteoarthritis: a level I meta-analysis. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 145(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-024-05614-w

The present meta-analysis compared the efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injections in patients with early to mild knee osteoarthritis (OA) (Kellgren Lawrence I-II) versus other commonly injected biologically active compounds using pat... Read More about Similar efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and other biologically active injections in patients with early stages knee osteoarthritis: a level I meta-analysis..

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.

Does femoroacetabular impingement syndrome affect range of motion? A systematic review with meta-analysis (2022)
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Albertoni, D. B., Gianola, S., Bargeri, S., Hoxhaj, I., Munari, A., Maffulli, N., & Castellini, G. (2023). Does femoroacetabular impingement syndrome affect range of motion? A systematic review with meta-analysis. British Medical Bulletin, 145(1), 45-59. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldac027

AbstractBackgroundIt is unclear whether femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) affect hip range of motion (ROM).Sources of dataWe performed a systematic review with meta-analysis searching six electronic databases from inception to March 21, 20... Read More about Does femoroacetabular impingement syndrome affect range of motion? A systematic review with meta-analysis.