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Return to Sports After High Tibial Osteotomy Using the Opening Wedge Technique
Nicolini,Alexandre Pedro; Christiano,Eduardo Suñe; Abdalla,Rene Jorge; Cohen,Moises; de Carvalho,Rogério TeixeiraAbstract Objective The present paper evaluates the resuming of physical activities by young, active patients who practiced some sport modality and underwent a high tibial osteotomy (HTO) using the opening wedge technique. Methods A total of 12 patients submitted to HTO using the opening wedge technique were prospectively analyzed. All patients were not playing sports at that time. Pre- and postoperative Lysholm...
Evaluation of the CTX-II Biomarker in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament ...
Nicolini,Alexandre Pedro; Mansur,Nacime Salomão Barbachan; Dreyfuss,Juliana Luporini; Ejnisman,Benno; Cohen,Moises; Astur,Diego CostaAbstract Objective The aim of the present study was to quantify the urinary concentration of the C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type-II collagen (CTX-II) biomarker in patients who suffered an isolated ACL injury, and to compare the concentrations found in this population with a control group of patients with no metabolic changes in the knee that could lead to cartilage degeneration. Methods A cross-sect...
THE 50 MOST CITED ARTICLES IN THE BRAZILIAN MEDICAL LITERATURE ON KNEE SURGERY
Martinelli,Renan Vinicius Romano; Astur,Diego Costa; Miyashita,Gustavo Kenzo; Novaretti,João Victor; Cohen,Moisés; Nicolini,Alexandre PedroABSTRACT Objective: To provide an analysis of the 50 most cited articles on knee surgery in the Brazilian medical literature. Methods: This is a study of systematic review and meta-analysis, level of evidence 3. It was carried out through search in the SCOPUS database to identify scientific articles published in the Brazilian medical literature. Eighty-six Brazilian journals were analyzed, and articles with ten...
Functional Evaluation after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in At...
Garms,Emerson; Carvalho,Rogerio Teixeira de; Janovsky,César; Nicolini,Alexandre Pedro; Salviani,Rafael Salmeron; Liggieri,Andre CiconeAbstract Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical results, functional outcomes, and risk factors after anatomic reconstructions using knee flexor grafts in athletes. Methods The authors followed-up 32 patients and 34 knees for 1 year in a prospective design case series evaluating pre- and postoperative functional scores (Kujala and Lysholm) and associated risk factors. Results All of ...
Ultrasonography for evaluation of hamstring tendon diameter: is it possible to ...
Astur,Diego da Costa; Novaretti,João Victor; Liggieri,Andre Cicone; Janovsky,César; Nicolini,Alexandre Pedro; Cohen,MoisesABSTRACT Objective: Perform the preoperative measurement of the hamstring tendons using ultrasound imaging, validating and correlating the measured value with that found during surgical reconstruction of the ligament. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 24 patients who underwent ultrasonographic measurement of the semitendinosus and gracilis muscle tendons and were subsequently submitted to su...
Common injuries in athletes' knee: experience of a specialized center
Nicolini,Alexandre Pedro; Carvalho,Rogério Teixeira de; Matsuda,Marcelo Mitsuro; Sayum Filho,Jorge; Cohen,MoisésOBJECTIVE: The present cross-sectional study aims to identify the most common knee injuries in athletes cared at a Specialized Outpatient Clinics. METHOD: Analysis of patients cared at the Knee Outpatient Clinics of a Sports Trauma Center, divided by gender, age and diagnosed injury. RESULTS: Initially 440 patients were divided into 33 types of sports; after excluding the less statistically significant practice...
Tratamento das fraturas da diáfise dos ossos do antebraço em crianças e adolesc...
Nicolini,Alexandre Pedro; Jannarelli,Bruno; Gonçalves,Mario Henrique Lobão; Blumetti,Francesco Camara; Dobashi,Eiffel Tsuyoshi; Ishida,AkiraOBJETIVO: O tratamento e os desvios angulares tolerados nas fraturas diafisárias do antebraço em crianças evoca opiniões divergentes na literatura. Frente a esta indefinição, idealizamos este trabalho com o objetivo de avaliar transversalmente os métodos terapêuticos preferenciais para esta lesão durante o 39º Congresso Brasileiro de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. MÉTODO: Foram respondidos 759 questionários (13% do...