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Coraci D, Romano M, Amoruso V, Galluccio C, Masiero S. Traumatic fibular nerve lesion. A particular case and a literature analysis based on graph theory. Neurochirurgie 2022; 68:702-705. [PMID: 35940926 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- D Coraci
- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Neurology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- UOC Neuroriabilitazione ad Alta Intensità, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Neuroriabilitazione ad Alta Intensità, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Cavinato M, Vittoria F, Piccione F, Masiero S, Carbone M. The value of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during positioning in pediatric scoliosis correction: A case report. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2022; 7:366-371. [PMID: 36504686 PMCID: PMC9731825 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Prone position during posterior spine surgery can represent a potentially risky procedure for the nervous system. Infrequent injuries due to prone positioning consist of subtle spinal cord infarction or myelopathy that can be promptly detected by intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM), if applied in this phase of surgery. Here, we report a case that stresses the value of IONM even in detecting spinal positioning-related neurological complications during kyphoscoliosis correction. Case presentation A 3-year-old child with a severe thoracic kyphoscoliosis with the angle in the tract T5-T6 underwent an early treatment of scoliosis with growing rods. Before instrumentation or the reduction maneuver, lower limb somatosensory and motor responses disappeared. The patient was repositioned with neck and chest in a more protective position and neuromonitoring signals returned to baseline. The surgery could be completed and the patient had no postoperative neurologic or vascular deficits. Conclusion Our findings suggest the importance of extending neuromonitoring in the early phases of anesthesia induction and patient positioning during corrective spinal deformity surgery.
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- M. Cavinato
- Department of Neurosciences, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Corresponding author at: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Division of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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Tenti S, Mondanelli N, Bernetti A, Mangone M, Agostini F, Capassoni M, Cheleschi S, De Chiara R, Farì G, Frizziero A, Giannotti S, Guiducci S, Masiero S, Megna M, Messina C, Moretti L, Tognolo L, Gigliucci G, Santilli V, Migliore A, Fioravanti A. Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on injection-based practice: report from an Italian multicenter and multidisciplinary survey. Ann Ig 2022; 34:501-514. [PMID: 35861721 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2022.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are no papers exploring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the injection-based practice in patients affected by different rheumatic diseases, including osteoarthritis. The aim was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on injection-based practice trough the Italian country. STUDY DESIGN A survey-based retrospective cross-sectional study. METHODS An Italian-language questionnaire was developed by a group of senior researchers and distributed by e-mail to some Rheumatology, Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Units from different geographic areas of Italy. The survey included information about the number of injections performed during COVID-19 pandemic (stratified by injected agents and injected joint), in comparison to the pre-pandemic period, and the possible reasons behind an eventual reduction. Responses were collected and descriptive analysis calculated. RESULTS Eleven centers of the National Health Service completed the survey. The activities of the injections services significantly decreased across the country with a percentage of reduction of 60% compared to the pre-pandemic period. A significant reduction of both intra-articular and peri-articular injections was registered. Among intra-articular. treatments, the most affected ones were the hyaluronic acid injections, when compared to corticosteroids. A significant decrease of the total amount of peri-articular injections was observed. The strict government restrictions and the fear of patients to become infected represented the most limiting factors. CONCLUSIONS The reported decrease of the injection-based practice in our country during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of chronic musculoskeletal diseases with possible negative consequences in terms of disability and quality of life.
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- S Tenti
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "Pugliese-Ciaccio", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Unipolar Spinal Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy
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- Outpatient and Orthogeriatric Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Unipolar Spinal Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- Orthopaedic & Trauma Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Aldo Moro Uni-versity of Bari, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Rheumatology, San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical and Histological Sciences, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Rheumatology, San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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Garelli S, Dalla Costa M, Sabbadin C, Barollo S, Rubin B, Scarpa R, Masiero S, Fierabracci A, Bizzarri C, Crinò A, Cappa M, Valenzise M, Meloni A, De Bellis AM, Giordano C, Presotto F, Perniola R, Capalbo D, Salerno MC, Stigliano A, Radetti G, Camozzi V, Greggio NA, Bogazzi F, Chiodini I, Pagotto U, Black SK, Chen S, Rees Smith B, Furmaniak J, Weber G, Pigliaru F, De Sanctis L, Scaroni C, Betterle C. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1: an Italian survey on 158 patients. J Endocrinol Invest 2021; 44:2493-2510. [PMID: 34003463 PMCID: PMC8502131 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01585-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is a rare recessive inherited disease, caused by AutoImmune Regulator (AIRE) gene mutations and characterized by three major manifestations: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), chronic hypoparathyroidism (CH) and Addison's disease (AD). METHODS Autoimmune conditions and associated autoantibodies (Abs) were analyzed in 158 Italian patients (103 females and 55 males; F/M 1.9/1) at the onset and during a follow-up of 23.7 ± 15.1 years. AIRE mutations were determined. RESULTS The prevalence of APS-1 was 2.6 cases/million (range 0.5-17 in different regions). At the onset 93% of patients presented with one or more components of the classical triad and 7% with other components. At the end of follow-up, 86.1% had CH, 77.2% AD, 74.7% CMC, 49.5% premature menopause, 29.7% autoimmune intestinal dysfunction, 27.8% autoimmune thyroid diseases, 25.9% autoimmune gastritis/pernicious anemia, 25.3% ectodermal dystrophy, 24% alopecia, 21.5% autoimmune hepatitis, 17% vitiligo, 13.3% cholelithiasis, 5.7% connective diseases, 4.4% asplenia, 2.5% celiac disease and 13.9% cancer. Overall, 991 diseases (6.3 diseases/patient) were found. Interferon-ω Abs (IFNωAbs) were positive in 91.1% of patients. Overall mortality was 14.6%. The AIRE mutation R139X was found in 21.3% of tested alleles, R257X in 11.8%, W78R in 11.4%, C322fsX372 in 8.8%, T16M in 6.2%, R203X in 4%, and A21V in 2.9%. Less frequent mutations were present in 12.9%, very rare in 9.6% while no mutations in 11% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS In Italy, APS-1 is a rare disorder presenting with the three major manifestations and associated with different AIRE gene mutations. IFNωAbs are markers of APS-1 and other organ-specific autoantibodies are markers of clinical, subclinical or potential autoimmune conditions.
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- S Garelli
- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Unit of Internal Medicine, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venice, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Unit of Internal Medicine, Ospedale di Feltre, Belluno, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Infectivology and Clinical Trials Research Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatrics, Department of Adulthood and Childhood Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Ospedale Microcitemico and Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologiche, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Biomedical Internal and Specialist Medicine (DIBIMIS), Palermo University, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venice, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital Vito Fazzi, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Mother and Child, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Section, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Marienklinik, General Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- EU-Endo-ERN Advisory Board Member, National Coordinator Endo-ERN Pediatric (SIEDP), Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Bone Metabolism Diseases and Diabetes, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Prevention and Care of Diabetes, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- FIRS Laboratories RSR Ltd, Cardiff, UK
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- FIRS Laboratories RSR Ltd, Cardiff, UK
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- Unit of Pediatrics, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCSS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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Maccarone MC, Magro G, Solimene U, Scanu A, Masiero S. From in vitro research to real life studies: an extensive narrative review of the effects of balneotherapy on human immune response. Sport Sci Health 2021; 17:817-835. [PMID: 34035862 PMCID: PMC8136372 DOI: 10.1007/s11332-021-00778-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Purpose The biologic mechanisms by which balneotherapy (BT) alleviates symptoms of different diseases are still poorly understood. Recently, preclinical models and clinical trials have been developed to study the effects of BT on the immune system. This review summarizes the currently available evidence regarding the effects of spa therapy on the immune response, to confirm the role of BT in the enhancement of immune system and open interesting research fields. Methods PubMed and Google Scholar were searched from 1997 up to June 2020, with search criteria including terms related to BT and immune system. We selected only in vitro research, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or clinical trials. Results In vitro studies on human and animal samples have demonstrated that thermal waters exert anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. In particular, H2S donors seem to counteract the inflammatory processes in psoriatic lesions, arthritic fibroblast-like synoviocytes and chondrocytes, and regulate important factors implicated in osteoarthritis pathogenesis and progression. RCTs and clinical trials revealed, after BT, a reduction in circulating levels of pro-inflammatory molecules, such as TNF-α, IL-1β, and C-reactive protein, and an increase in anti-inflammatory molecules such as the IGF-1 growth factor especially in musculoskeletal diseases. Conclusion Further preclinical studies and RCTs could help to exploit BT in real life for preventive and therapeutic treatments.
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- M C Maccarone
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy, Milan, Italy
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- Reumathology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Maccarone M, Magro G, Solimene U, Masiero S. The effects of balneotherapy on human immune gunction: should baths and mud applications have a role during covid-19 pandemic? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.38025/2078-1962-2020-97-3-22-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recent evidences show that balneotherapy applications can affect the immune system, which has an important role in the containment of Covid-19 infection outcomes. It is interesting to consider if balneotherapy, through medical water baths and mud applications can be a suitable treatment in order to influence human immunity in people who have not acquired the infection and in subjects discharged from hospital after Covid-19 recovery. In particular, balneotherapy seems to improve the immune response efficacy, with an effect mediated by mental stress reduction and a direct action, consisting in the modulation of the abnormal inflammation and the enhancement of the immune system, through changes in both cell-mediated and humoral immunity. The main changes demonstrated on human immunity, after balneotherapy, are linked to an increase in the levels and the activity of cells involved in the immune response such as neutrophils and monocytes and to a reduction of the pro-inflammatory cytokines produced by a dysregulated inflammation. Even if further in vitro researches and clinical trials on this topic should be conducted, at present Spa centres, if hygienically controlled according to WHO and national recommendations, may be considered safe places to attend and useful settings to counteract the outcomes of residual unbalanced immunity after Covid-19 infection.
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- M.C. Maccarone
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova
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- World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova
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Galozzi P, Maghini I, Bakdounes L, Ferlito E, Lazzari V, Ermani M, Chia M, Gatti D, Masiero S, Punzi L. Prevalence of low back pain and its effect on health-related quality of life in 409 scholar adolescents from the Veneto region. Reumatismo 2019; 71:132-140. [DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2019.1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition with profound effects on well-being. We aimed to define the prevalence and the characteristics of LBP and to investigate its impact on the quality of life (QoL) of 409 students (265 females and 144 males), all high-school adolescents from the Veneto region. LBP was measured with a structured, self-report questionnaire, while the SF-36 questionnaire was used to measure physical and mental QoL. 253 students (61.3%) reported one or more episodes of LBP, with female predominance. Adolescents with LBP treated with drugs and rehabilitation cares have significantly poor belief in pain resolution (p=0.005), but more belief in a prevention program (p=0.006) than the others. After adjustment for sex, a significant association between the SF-36 dimension of vitality and the presence of LBP in males was observed. All SF-36 domains except mental health were significantly higher in females with LBP. Our study confirmed that LBP is frequent in Italian scholar adolescents and has an impact on QoL. Strategies for reducing the effects of LBP on QoL should be an important purpose for clinicians and health policy makers.
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Frizziero A, Oliva F, Vittadini F, Vetrano M, Bernetti A, Giordan N, Vulpiani M, Santilli V, Masiero S, Maffulli N. Efficacy of ultrasound-guided hyaluronic acid injections in achilles and patellar tendinopathies:a prospective multicentric clinical trial. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.03.2019.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Policlinico San Marco, Mestre, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Research Department, Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A., Abano Terme, Padua, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
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Ličen M, Masiero S, Drevenšek-Olenik I. Photoisomerizable Guanosine Derivative as a Probe for DNA Base-Pairing in Langmuir Monolayers. Langmuir 2019; 35:6550-6561. [PMID: 31030520 PMCID: PMC6727594 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mixtures of azo-functionalized amphiphilic derivatives of guanosine and of amphiphilic derivatives of other DNA nucleobases were deposited at an air-water interface and repeatedly irradiated with light of 340 and 440 nm wavelengths. The consequent switching between cis and trans configurations of the azobenzene moiety caused changes in the surface pressure of the film, which were analyzed using a model based on the two-dimensional Van der Waals equation of state. For mixed films of guanosine and cytidine derivatives, the analysis revealed a significant modification of the strength of intermolecular interaction caused by the optical irradiation, while no such modifications were identified in mixed films involving other nucleobases. The difference is attributed to light-induced breaking of the hydrogen bonding that is established only between specific nucleobases. The results demonstrate that photosensitive nucleoside derivatives can be used as an efficient probe for base-pairing in Langmuir monolayers.
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- M. Ličen
- Department
of Complex Matter, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via San Giacomo 11, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Complex Matter, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty
of Mathematics and Physics, University of
Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Vetrano M, Oliva F, Bisicchia S, Bossa M, De Carli A, Di Lorenzo L, Erroi D, Forte A, Foti C, Frizziero A, Gasparre G, Giai Via A, Innocenti B, Longo U, Mahmoud A, Masiero S, Mazza D, Natali S, Notarangelo C, Osti L, Padulo J, Pellicciari L, Perroni F, Piccirilli E, Ramponi C, Salvatore G, Panni A, Suarez T, Tarantino U, Vittadini F, Vulpiani M, Ferretti A, Maffulli N. I.S.Mu.L.T. first-time patellar dislocation guidelines. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.01.2017.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M. Vetrano
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department and “Kirk Kilgour” Sports Injury Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Neuroscience Department, “RUMMO” Hospital, Benevento, Italy
- Biomedical Research Centre, Gruppo Forte, Salerno, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Gruppo Forte, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- BEAMS Department (Bio Electro and Mechanical Systems), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department and “Kirk Kilgour” Sports Injury Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Surgery, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- University eCampus, Novedrate, Italy; Tunisian Research Laboratory “Sports Performance Optimization”, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- School of Exercise and Sport Sciences (SUISM), Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Sport Physical Therapist, Kinè Physiotherapic Center, Conegliano, Italy
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- Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialty, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department and “Kirk Kilgour” Sports Injury Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Frizziero A, Maffulli N, Masiero S, Frizziero L. Six-months pain relief and functional recovery after intra-articular injections with hyaluronic acid (mw 500–730 KDa) in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.02.2014.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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- Queen Mary University of London Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine Mile End Hospital Mann Ward, London, UK; Head of Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Salerno, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Villa Toniolo Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Frizziero A, Gasparre G, Corvo S, Gamberini J, Finotti P, Masiero S, Maffulli N. Posture and scapular dyskinesis in young bowed string instrumental musicians. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.04.2018.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; Quenn Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, England: Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University School of Medicine, Stoke on Trent, England
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Galletti S, Oliva F, Masiero S, Frizziero A, Galletti R, Schiavone C, Salini V, Abate M. Sonoelastography in the diagnosis of tendinopathies: an added value. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.04.2015.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- S. Galletti
- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Italy
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Frizziero A, Causero A, Bernasconi S, PapaIla R, Longo M, Sessa V, Sadile F, Greco P, Tarantino U, Masiero S, Rovati S, Frangione V. Efficacy of betamethasone valerate medicated plaster on painful chronic elbow tendinopathy: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.01.2016.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Orthopaedics Clinic, “Santa Maria Misericordia” University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, General Hospital, Legnano (MI), Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, General Hospital, Pavullo nel Frignano (MO), Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, “San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli” Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, “Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano” Hospital, Caserta, Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, “Tor Vergata” University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- IBSA Institut Biochimique SA, Pambio-Noranco, Switzerland
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- IBSA Institut Biochimique SA, Pambio-Noranco, Switzerland
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Oliva F, Piccirilli E, Bossa M, Giai Via A, Colombo A, Chillemi C, Gasparre G, Pellicciari L, Franceschetti E, Rugiero C, Scialdoni A, Vittadini F, Brancaccio P, Creta D, Del Buono A, Garofalo R, Franceschi F, Frizziero A, Mahmoud A, Merolla G, Nicoletti S, Spoliti M, Osti L, Padulo J, Portinaro N, Tajana G, Castagna A, Foti C, Masiero S, Porcellini G, Tarantino U, Maffulli N. I.S.Mu.L.T - Rotator Cuff Tears Guidelines. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.04.2015.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- F. Oliva
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- UO Pediatric Orthopaedics, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico (ICOT), Latina, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Service of Sports Medicine, II University of Naples, Italy
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- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Service, Private Hospital “Madre Fortunata Toniolo”, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale Sant’Anna, Sanfermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
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- Shoulder Service, Miulli Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Shoulder and Elbow Unit Biomechanics Laboratory “M. Simoncelli” D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, San Jacopo Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Arthroscopic and Sports Medicine, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Sport Science, University e-Campus, Novedrate, Italy; Tunisian Research Laboratory “Sports Performance Optimization”, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia
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- UO Pediatric Orthopaedics, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Hystology ed Embriology, University of Salerno, Italy
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- Shoulder and Elbow Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Institute, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Shoulder and Elbow Unit Biomechanics Laboratory “M. Simoncelli” D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
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- Head of Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, University of Salerno, Italy; Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Mile End Hospital, London, UK
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Frizziero A, Vittadini F, Oliva F, Abatangelo G, Bacciu S, Bernardi A, Bossa M, Buda R, Buonocore D, Calderazzi F, Carolla F, Ceccarelli F, Costantino C, Dossena M, Faldini C, Finotti P, Foti C, Frizzero L, Galletti S, Gasparre G, Giai Via A, Mahmoud A, Masiero S, Merolla G, Migliore A, Natali S, Nicoletti S, Padolino A, Pellicciari L, Piccirilli E, Pintus E, Porcellini G, Romiti D, Terreni M, Valent A, Vannini F, Verri M, Vertuccio M, Vetrano M, Vulpiani M, Maffulli N. I.S.Mu.L.T. Hyaluronic acid injections in musculoskeletal disorders guidelines. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.03.2018.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Venezia FC Medical Staf, Venice, Italy - Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Casa di Cura Giovanni XXIII, Monastir di Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Roma, Italy
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- Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- UOC of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Parma University, Parma, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Parma University, Parma, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Parma University, Parma, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Villa Toniolo Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Musciloskeletal ultrasound School, Italian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB), Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Hip Surgery Center, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Rheumatology, "Ospedale S. Pietro FBF", Rome, Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, San Jacopo Hospital, Pistoia, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Roma, Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Fisioclinis Formigne Clinic, Modena, Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty od Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy; Centre of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, London, UK
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Frizziero A, Vittadini F, Pignataro A, Gasparre G, Biz C, Ruggieri P, Masiero S. Conservative management of tendinopathies around hip. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.03.2016.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Onchology, Gastroentherology DiSCOG, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Onchology, Gastroentherology DiSCOG, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Onchology, Gastroentherology DiSCOG, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Italy
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- A. Frizziero
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
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Sale P, Masiero S, Walter D, Alessandro C. Action observation and gait recovery in subject with Parkinson's disease. A new motor-cognitive combined approach. A preliminary report. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Castiglia L, Formaggio E, Tenconi E, Gallo L, Tonellato M, Masiero S, Del Felice A. Effects of personalized transcranial alternating current stimulation associated with physical therapy on motor and cognitive functions in people with Parkinson's disease. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Van De Heyning C, Elbarasi E, Masiero S, Brambatti M, Ghazal S, Al-Maashani S, Buikema L, Leong D, Shivalkar B, Morillo C, Divarakarmenon S, Amit G, Connolly S, Healey J, Dokainish H. P3252Prospective study of tricuspid valve regurgitation associated with permanent leads in patients undergoing cardiac rhythm device implantation. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Del Felice A, Masiero S, Bosco A, Izzi F, Piccione F, Formaggio E. 32. Quantitative EEG evaluation during robot-assisted foot movement. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Felice AD, Bellamoli E, Formaggio E, Manganotti P, Masiero S, Cuoghi G, Rimondo C, Genetti B, Sperotto M, Corso F, Brunetto G, Bricolo F, Gomma M, Serpelloni G. EP 21. Neurophysiological, psychological and behavioural correlates of rTMS treatment in alcohol dependence. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.05.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Del Felice A, Daloli V, Masiero S, Manganotti P. EP 20. Contralesional Cathodal tDCS versus dual-tDCS for decreasing upper limb spasticity in chronic stroke individuals: A clinical and neurophysiological study. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.05.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Di Pede C, Mantovani ME, Del Felice A, Masiero S. Dysphagia in the elderly: focus on rehabilitation strategies. Aging Clin Exp Res 2016; 28:607-17. [PMID: 26589905 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-015-0481-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia among the elderly is high, but underestimated and underdiagnosed. It may give raise to relevant complications impacting on morbidity, hospital length of stay and health care costs. Dysphagia evaluation and management is a multidisciplinary task; it includes a detailed history taking, clinical and instrumental exams, and identification of the risk of aspiration. Long-standing individual abilities and impairments determine the goals of an ad hoc rehabilitation program. Currently there are no standard algorithmic approaches for the management of dysphagia in the elderly. Education of health professionals on early diagnosis and improvement of therapeutic strategies are mainstays to allow maximal recovery potential in this population. This narrative review summarizes the current rehabilitation approaches for dysphagia in the elderly. The aim is to inform the treating health care professionals, whether caring physician, physical medicine doctor, speech/swallowing therapist or nurse, on the state-of-the-art and stimulate discussion in the scientific community.
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- C Di Pede
- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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Bakdounes L, Galozzi P, Maghini I, Oliviero F, Caputo E, Chia M, Ermani M, Masiero S, Punzi L. SAT0518 Low Back Pain Prevalence in Italian Adolescents and Its Association with Quality of Life. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Felice AD, Magalini A, Masiero S, Manganotti P. 70. Rehabilitation of verbal and visuospatial memory by oscillatory tDCS and sleep consolidation. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Del Felice A, Magalini A, Masiero S, Manganotti P. P65. Memory rehabilitation in temporal lobe epilepsy: Slow-oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation modulates memory by altering sleep spindle generators. Clin Neurophysiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.04.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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De Rossi A, Ometto L, Zanotto C, Salvatori F, Masiero S, Mammano F, Chieco-Bianchi L. Pediatric HIV-1 infection: advances and perspectives in diagnosis and prognosis. Antibiot Chemother (1971) 2015; 46:5-17. [PMID: 7826040 DOI: 10.1159/000423628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- A De Rossi
- Institute of Oncology, University of Padua, Italy
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Decani S, Baruzzi E, Masiero S, Moneghini L, Franchini R. Lesione blu del palato. Dental Cadmos 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0011-8524(14)70227-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Dalla Costa M, Bonanni G, Masiero S, Faggian D, Chen S, Furmaniak J, Rees Smith B, Perniola R, Radetti G, Garelli S, Chiarelli S, Albergoni MP, Plebani M, Betterle C. Gonadal function in males with autoimmune Addison's disease and autoantibodies to steroidogenic enzymes. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 176:373-9. [PMID: 24666377 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Steroidogenic enzyme autoantibodies (SEAbs) are frequently present and are markers of autoimmune premature ovarian failure (POF) in females with autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD). The prevalence and significance of SEAbs in males with AAD have not yet been defined. We studied the prevalence of SEAbs in a large cohort of males with AAD and assessed the relationship between SEAbs positivity and testicular function. A total of 154 males with AAD (mean age 34 years) were studied. SEAbs included autoantibodies to steroid-producing cells (StCA), detected by immunofluorescence, and steroid 17α-hydroxylase (17α-OHAbs) and side chain cleavage enzyme (SCCAbs) measured by immunoprecipitation assays. Gonadal function was evaluated by measuring follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), total testosterone (TT), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHGB), anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) and inhibin-B (I-B). Twenty-six males, 10 SEAbs((+)) and 16 SEAbs((-)), were followed-up for a mean period of 7·6 years to assess the behaviour of SEAbs and testicular function. SEAbs were found in 24·7% of males with AAD, with the highest frequency in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1). The levels of reproductive hormones in 30 SEAbs((+)) males were in the normal range according to age and were not significantly different compared to 55 SEAbs((-)) males (P > 0·05). During follow-up, both SEAbs((+)) and SEAbs((-)) patients maintained normal testicular function. SEAbs were found with high frequency in males with AAD; however, they were not associated with testicular failure. This study suggests that the diagnostic value of SEAbs in males with AAD differs compared to females, and this may be related to the immunoprivileged status of the testis.
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Longhi M, Zerbinati P, Giannotti E, Merlo A, Masiero S, Prati P, Mazzoli D. Effects of surgery and early rehabilitation treatment (ERT) on equino-varus foot deformity (EVFD): Changes in dorsiflexion and space-time parameters during gait at 1month after surgery. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.1408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Longhi M, Merlo A, Giannotti E, Giacobbi M, Masiero S, Prati P, Mazzoli D. Validation of instrumental indices for the upper limb function assessment in neurological patients. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Torricelli P, Veronesi F, Pagani S, Maffulli N, Masiero S, Frizziero A, Fini M. In vitro tenocyte metabolism in aging and oestrogen deficiency. Age (Dordr) 2013; 35:2125-36. [PMID: 23274854 PMCID: PMC3825001 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-012-9500-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Little is known about tendons and tenocyte biological behaviour during aging and, especially, oestrogen deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the proliferation and metabolism of tenocytes isolated from the Achilles tendons of ovariectomised (OVX), middle-aged (OLD) and young (YOUNG) rats. An in vitro model of micro-wound healing was also used to assess age and oestrogen deficiency differences in tendon healing. In standard culture condition, OLD and OVX tenocytes showed a significantly lower proliferation rate, collagen I, aggrecan and elastin than YOUNG ones. In OVX group, fibronectin and elastin significantly decreased in comparison to YOUNG and OLD groups, respectively, whereas vascular endothelial growth factor and metalloproteinases-13 increased than those of both YOUNG and OLD groups. In the micro-wound healing model, tenocytes from both OVX and OLD showed a significantly lower healing rate, proliferation rate, collagen I and nitrix oxide in comparison to YOUNG. OVX elastin value was significantly lower than YOUNG one and OVX healing rate and cell migration speed, proliferation rate and fibronectin results were lower, whereas collagen III and metalloproteinase-13 higher in comparison to both YOUNG and OLD groups. These results highlighted how aging and, more significantly, oestrogen deficiency negatively affect tendon metabolism and healing. Our work improves the body of knowledge on the effects of senescence and oestrogen deficiency on tenocyte behaviour and allows further studies to find solution for the prevention of tendon injuries in aging and menopause.
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- P Torricelli
- Preclinical and Surgical Studies Laboratory, Codivilla Putti Research Institute, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, via di Barbiano, 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy,
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Zanato R, Stramare R, Boato N, Zampieri S, Kern H, Marcante A, Masiero S, Carraro U. Dynamic Echomyography Shows That FES in Peripheral Denervation does not Hamper Muscle Reinnervation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 58 Suppl 1:/j/bmte.2013.58.issue-s1-A/bmt-2013-4034/bmt-2013-4034.xml. [PMID: 24042599 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-4034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Marcante A, Zanato R, Ferrero M, Zampieri S, Kern H, Stramare R, Gargiulo P, Carraro U, Masiero S. Recovery of Tetanic Contractility of Denervated Muscle: A Step Toward a Walking Aid for Foot Drop. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 58 Suppl 1:/j/bmte.2013.58.issue-s1-A/bmt-2013-4016/bmt-2013-4016.xml. [PMID: 24042612 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-4016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Manfredini D, Favero L, Del Giudice A, Masiero S, Stellini E, Guarda-Nardini L. Axis II psychosocial findings predict effectiveness of TMJ hyaluronic acid injections. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Scarpa R, Alaggio R, Norberto L, Furmaniak J, Chen S, Smith BR, Masiero S, Morlin L, Plebani M, De Luca F, Salerno MC, Giordano R, Radetti G, Ghizzoni L, Tonini G, Farinati F, Betterle C. Tryptophan hydroxylase autoantibodies as markers of a distinct autoimmune gastrointestinal component of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:704-12. [PMID: 23365130 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autoantibodies to tryptophan hydroxylase (TPHAbs) directed against serotonin-producing enterochromaffin cells (EC) have been reported in autoimmune-polyendocrine-syndrome type 1 (APS-1) patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction (GID). Serotonin plays a critical role in enteric function and its peripheral blood levels reflect serotonin release from the gastrointestinal tract. AIMS We test the hypothesis that TPHAbs mark a distinct autoimmune component of APS-1 characterized by an autoimmune attack toward EC, which results in clinical GID. METHODS TPHAbs were measured in 64 APS-1 patients. Endoscopy with gastric (antrum/body) and duodenal biopsy was carried in 16 TPHAbs+ patients (8 with and 8 without GID) and in 2 TPHAbs- patients (without GID). Immunohistochemistry of biopsy specimens was carried out using antibodies to serotonin, chromogranin-A, CD3, CD4, CD8, and CD20. Serotonin serum levels were measured in TPHAbs+ and TPHAbs- patients who had endoscopy. RESULTS Thirty-seven of 64 patients were TPHAbs+ (11/12 with GID and 26/52 without GID; P < .001). Gastric and duodenal biopsies in all 8 TPHAb+ patients with GID showed lymphocytic infiltration with increased CD3+CD8+ intraepithelial lymphocytes and absence of EC. Furthermore, mean serotonin serum levels were below the normal range in TPHAb+ patients with GID (P < .01). In 8 TPHAb+ patients without GID gastric and duodenal biopsies showed different grades of inflammatory infiltration and reduced number of EC. Mean serotonin serum levels were near the lower limit of the normal range. In all TPHAbs+ patients the biopsies showed a reduced number of chromogranin-A positive cells consistent with enteroendocrine cells depletion. TPHAbs- patients without GID showed normal gastrointestinal mucosa and serotonin serum levels. CONCLUSIONS TPHAbs appear to be markers of a distinct autoimmune component of APS-1. Progressive involvement of the gastrointestinal EC leads to the transition from preclinical to clinical disease, characterized by GID and reduced serotonin serum levels.
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- R Scarpa
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua 35128, Italy
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Avesani R, Carraro E, Armani G, Masiero S. Exploring variables associated with rehabilitation length of stay in brain injuries patients. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2012; 48:433-441. [PMID: 22820827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact of outcome measure as early variables on rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients remains poorly investigated. AIM To investigate: 1) the association between LOS and motor and functional outcomes; 2) the predictive factors of LOS in TBI patients admitted to a rehabilitation center. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Inpatient TBI Rehabilitation Centre. POPULATIONS 241 TBI patients (190 males and 51 females, mean age 43.61±19.4 years, initial Glasgow Coma Scale of 6.96±3.39). METHODS We recorded demographic characteristics (age, sex, setting and LOS in the acute phase, rehabilitation LOS) and outcome measures (Glasgow Outcome Scale, Disability Rating Scale, Levels of Cognitive Functioning, Functional Independence Measure). RESULTS Average rehabilitation LOS was 58.82±58 days; 191 (79%) subjects were discharged from the rehabilitation center within 90 days. Rehabilitation LOS was significantly correlated with acute-care LOS (P=0.001) and Glasgow Coma Scale, but not with patients' age (P=0.250) or sex (P= 0.348). Rehabilitation LOS was significantly correlated with functional and cognitive admission outcome scores but not with gains during rehabilitation. Rehabilitation LOS was significantly less in the group of patients that returned back home respect to others. Regression analysis also illustrated that longer acute-care LOS was independently associated with significantly increased rehabilitation LOS (P<0.001). CONCLUSION Our retrospective study suggests that rehabilitation LOS in TBI patients is correlated with timing of and score at admission to the rehabilitation setting rather than with gains in functional outcome. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT This result may help to optimize inpatient service utilization, especially in term of LOS.
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- R Avesani
- Department of Rehabilitation, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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Giordano C, Modica R, Allotta ML, Guarnotta V, Cervato S, Masiero S, Giordano R, Garelli S, Betterle C. Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal-dystrophy (APECED) in Sicily: confirmation that R203X is the peculiar AIRE gene mutation. J Endocrinol Invest 2012; 35:384-8. [PMID: 22024611 DOI: 10.3275/7965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune polyendocrinopathycandidiasis-ectodermal-dystrophy (APECED), also known as autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) (OMIM 240300), is a very rare disease. Accepted criteria for diagnosis require the presence of at least 2 of 3 major clinical features: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), chronic hypoparathyroidism (CH), and Addison's disease (AD). AIM We analyzed AIRE gene mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation in APECED patients originating from Sicily and in their relatives. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In 4 patients, clinical evaluations, genetic analysis of AIRE, and APECED-related autoantibodies were performed. RESULTS Two patients carried the mutation R203X in homozygosis on exon 5. One had the mutation R203X combined with R139X. The fourth had the R203X mutation in heterozygosis with R257X. Expression of the disease showed wide variability of clinical manifestations. Analysis of relatives allowed the identification of 10 heterozygotes for AIRE gene mutations. None of these subjects presented major findings of APECED. Three of the 4 patients were positive for autoantibodies to interferon-ω. CONCLUSIONS In Sicily, R203X is confirmed to be the typical recessive and prevalent AIRE gene mutation on exon 5. Genotype-phenotype correlation failed to reveal a relationship between detected mutations and clinical expression. Mutations in heterozygosity in AIRE gene are not associated with major findings of APECED.
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- C Giordano
- Endocrine Unit, Department of Biomedical Internal and Specialist Medicine, Palermo University, Palermo, Italy
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Stecco C, Stern R, Porzionato A, Macchi V, Masiero S, Stecco A, De Caro R. Hyaluronan within fascia in the etiology of myofascial pain. Surg Radiol Anat 2011; 33:891-6. [PMID: 21964857 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-011-0876-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The layers of loose connective tissue within deep fasciae were studied with particular emphasis on the histochemical distribution of hyaluronan (HA). Samples of deep fascia together with the underlying muscles were taken from neck, abdomen and thigh from three fresh non-embalmed cadavers. Samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Azan-Mallory, Alcian blue and a biotinylated HA-binding protein specific for HA. An ultrasound study was also performed on 22 voluntary subjects to analyze the thickness of these deep fasciae and their sublayers. The deep fascia presented a layer of HA between fascia and the muscle and within the loose connective tissue that divided different fibrous sublayers of the deep fascia. A layer of fibroblast-like cells that stained prominently with Alcian blue stain was observed. It was postulated that these are cells specialized for the biosynthesis of the HA-rich matrix. These cells we have termed "fasciacytes", and may represent a new class of cells not previously recognized. The ultrasound study highlighted a mean thickness of 1.88 mm of the fascia lata, 1.68 mm of the rectus sheath, and 1.73 mm of the sternocleidomastoid fascia. The HA within the deep fascia facilitates the free sliding of two adjacent fibrous fascial layers, thus promoting the normal function associated with the deep fascia. If the HA assumes a more packed conformation, or more generally, if the loose connective tissue inside the fascia alters its density, the behavior of the entire deep fascia and the underlying muscle would be compromised. This, we predict, may be the basis of the common phenomenon known as "myofascial pain."
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- Carla Stecco
- Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A Gabelli 65, 35127, Padua, Italy.
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Reato G, Morlin L, Chen S, Furmaniak J, Smith BR, Masiero S, Albergoni MP, Cervato S, Zanchetta R, Betterle C. Premature ovarian failure in patients with autoimmune Addison's disease: clinical, genetic, and immunological evaluation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011; 96:E1255-61. [PMID: 21677034 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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DESIGN The design of the study was to investigate the prevalence of the following: 1) premature ovarian failure (POF) in patients with autoimmune Addison's disease (AD); 2) steroid-producing cell antibodies (StCA) and steroidogenic enzymes (17α-hydroxylase autoantibodies and P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme autoantibodies) in patients with or without POF; and 3) the value of these autoantibodies to predict POF. PATIENTS The study included 258 women: 163 with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 (APS-2), 49 with APS-1, 18 with APS-4, and 28 with isolated AD. METHODS StCA were measured by an immunofluorescence technique and 17α-hydroxylase autoantibodies and P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme autoantibodies by immunoprecipitation assays. RESULTS Fifty-two of 258 women with AD (20.2%) had POF. POF was diagnosed in 20 of 49 (40.8%) with APS-1, six of 18 (33.3%) with APS-4, 26 of 163 (16%) with APS-2, and none of 28 with isolated AD. In patients with APS-1 and APS-4, POF developed after AD, whereas it preceded AD in patients with APS-2. StCA were detected in 31 of 43 with POF (72%) and 51 of 198 without POF (25.7%). StCA were present in 22 of 38 with APS-1 (57.9%) (11 of 13 with POF); in five of 13 with APS-4 (38.5%) (three of four with POF); in 53 of 162 with APS-2 (32.7%) (17 of 26 with POF), and in one of 28 isolated AD patients (3.6%). Twelve of 13 patients with POF with a duration less than 5 yr (92.3%) and 18 of 25 with duration longer than 5 yr (72%) were StCA positive. Twenty-eight of 31 with POF (90.3%) were positive for at least one steroidogenic antibody. Forty-one women with AD less than 40 yr were followed up for a mean period of 9 yr. Eight of 21 women (38%) positive or seroconverted for steroidogenic autoantibodies developed POF at a mean age of 23 yr (six with APS-1, one with APS-2, and one with APS-4), and none of the 20 patients negative for steroidogenic autoantibodies developed POF. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that AD is frequently associated with POF and that steroidogenic antibodies are markers of patients with POF. Steroidogenic autoantibodies are predictive markers of POF in patients with AD.
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- G Reato
- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua School of Medicin, Padua; Italy
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- E Carraro
- University of Padova, Department of Rehabilitation, Padova, Italy.
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Casiglia E, Tikhonoff V, Caffi S, Bascelli A, Guglielmi F, Mazza A, Martini B, Saugo M, D'Este D, Masiero S, Guidotti F, Boschetti G, Schiavon L, Spinella P, de Kreutzenberg SV, De Lazzari F, Pessina AC. Glycaemic fall after a glucose load. A population-based study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2010; 20:727-733. [PMID: 19822409 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS A blood glucose (BG) fall after an oral glucose load has never been described previously at a population level. This study was aimed at looking for a plasma glucose trend after an oral glucose load for possible blood glucose fall if any, and for its impact on coronary mortality at a population level. METHODS AND RESULTS In subjects from an unselected general population, BG and insulin were detected before and 1 and 2h after a 75-g oral glucose load for insulin sensitivity and β-cell function determination. Blood pressure, blood examinations and left ventricular mass were measured, and mortality was monitored for 18.8±7.7 years. According to discriminant analysis, the population was stratified into cluster 0 (1-h BG < fasting BG; n=497) and cluster 1 (1-h BG ≥ fasting BG; n=1733). To avoid any interference of age and sex, statistical analysis was limited to two age-gender-matched cohorts of 490 subjects from each cluster (n=940). Subjects in cluster 0 showed significantly higher insulin sensitivity and β-cell function, lower visceral adiposity and lower blood pressure values. Adjusted coronary mortality was 8 times lower in cluster 0 than 1 (p<0.001). The relative risk of belonging to cluster 1 was 5.40 (95% CI 2.22-13.1). CONCLUSION It seems that two clusters exist in the general population with respect to their response to an oral glucose load, independent of age and gender. Subjects who respond with a BG decrease could represent a privileged sub-population, where insulin sensitivity and β-cell function are better, some risk factors are less prevalent, and coronary mortality is lower.
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- E Casiglia
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Masiero S, Carraro E, Celia A, Rosati G, Armani M. Robotic therapy: a novel approach in upper-limb neurorehabilitation after stroke. Neurol Sci 2007; 28:294. [PMID: 17972048 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-007-0840-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Marchese-Ragona R, Restivo DA, Marioni G, Ottaviano G, Masiero S, Staffieri A. Evaluation of swallowing disorders in multiple sclerosis. Neurol Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0654-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Guarda-Nardini L, Masiero S, Marioni G. Conservative treatment of temporomandibular joint osteoarthrosis: intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate. J Oral Rehabil 2006; 32:729-34. [PMID: 16159350 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2005.01505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Promising short-term results in the treatment of temporomandibular joint osteoarthrosis with intra-articular injections of sodium hyaluronate (SH) have been reported in preliminary studies. The present prospective study compared long-term outcomes of temporomandibular joint SH injections with those of a conventional non-surgical treatment (bite-plane). Data from three groups of 20 patients with degenerative temporomandibular joint disease were considered. Group A underwent one cycle of five injections of 1 mL SH. Group B underwent a bite-plane treatment for at least 6 months. We considered a control group of 20 patients who refused any treatments. The description of the outcomes was based on objective and subjective parameters after a 6-month follow-up. Sodium hyaluronate and bite-plane treatments significantly improved patients conditions in all considered parameters. No significant differences in outcomes were confirmed by the statistical analysis. The tolerability of SH treatment resulted to be significantly higher. The analysis of results of serial controls in the SH treated group disclosed a significant worsening in pain at rest by comparing 1 and 6 months follow-up. Sodium hyaluronate infiltration resulted a valid non-surgical treatment for temporomandibular joint degenerative disease. Five well-tolerated intra-articular SH injections achieved equivalent results to those of a 6 months bite-plane treatment. We did not diagnose any complications of SH intra-articular injections. Longer time follow-up is necessary to determine the stability of SH properties.
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- L Guarda-Nardini
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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Negrini S, Aulisa L, Ferraro C, Fraschini P, Masiero S, Simonazzi P, Tedeschi C, Venturin A. Italian guidelines on rehabilitation treatment of adolescents with scoliosis or other spinal deformities. Eura Medicophys 2005; 41:183-201. [PMID: 16200035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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- S Negrini
- ISICO (Istituto Scientifico Italiano, Colonna vertebrale), Milano, Italy. stefano.negrini@.isico.it
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Fiore C, Sticchi D, Forzan S, Pellati D, Bertoldo A, Pagnin E, Cal?? LA, Masiero S, Rossi GP, Bonanni G, Armanini D. Identification of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor in Human Spermatozoa by Immunohistochemistry and Real-Time PCR. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2005. [DOI: 10.2165/00151642-200512030-00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Masiero S, Del Vecchio C, Gavioli R, Mattiuzzo G, Cusi MG, Micheli L, Gennari F, Siccardi A, Marasco WA, Palù G, Parolin C. T-cell engineering by a chimeric T-cell receptor with antibody-type specificity for the HIV-1 gp120. Gene Ther 2004; 12:299-310. [PMID: 15496956 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Immune-based approaches of cell therapy against viral pathogens such as the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) could be of primary importance for the control of this viral infection. Here, we designed a chimeric cell surface receptor (105TCR) to provide primary human T-lymphocytes with antibody-type specificity for the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein. This receptor includes the single chain Fv domain of the neutralizing anti-gp120 human monoclonal antibody F105, CD8alpha hinge and the transmembrane and the cytoplasmic domains of TCRzeta. Our results show that 105TCR is expressed at the cellular surface and is capable of recognizing the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein inducing highly efficient effector T-cell responses, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation and cytokine secretion. Moreover, human primary CD8+ T-lymphocytes transduced by oncoretroviral and lentiviral vectors containing the 105TCR gene are able to mediate in vitro-specific cytolysis of envelope-expressing cells and HIV-1-infected CD4+ T-lymphocytes. These findings suggest that 105TCR is particularly suited for in vivo efficacy studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Masiero
- Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, Section of Microbiology and Virology, University of Padova, Via A Gabelli 63, Padova 35121, Italy
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