Musculoskeletal manifestations in pediatric acute leukemiaRiccardo Sinigaglia
Sandro Agostini Spine Surgery Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
J Pediatr Orthop 28:20-8. 2008
..In children, acute leukemia (AL) at presentation can mimic several orthopaedic pathologies, so that a variable delay of the correct diagnosis is often reported...
Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory dislocation in adultsRiccardo Sinigaglia
Sandro Agostini Spine Surgery Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol 73:149-54. 2008
..Conservative treatment with reduction followed by 50-60 days of rigid cervical immobilization (3 months in delayed diagnosis) is usually effective. Delay in diagnosis could be the cause of a poor outcome...
Is conservative treatment really effective for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease? A critical review of the literatureRiccardo Sinigaglia
Sandro Agostini Spine Surgery Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol 72:439-43. 2007
..A secondary aim was to see if conservative treatments really modify the natural history of LCPD...
Triplane fracture of the proximal tibial epiphysisRiccardo Sinigaglia
Sandro Agostini Spine Surgery Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol 72:149-51. 2007
..In order to stabilize a proximal tibia triplane fracture a surgical internal fixation is usually required, with the possibility of a good long-term outcome also due to the growth potential remaining, if physeal arrest does not occur...
Long term results of halo-vest fixation for upper cervical spine fracturesDaniele A Fabris Monterumici
Sandro Agostini Spine Surgery Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol 72:71-9. 2007
..006). The long term results showed reduction of cervical ROM versus the normal control group. Type of fracture and age were prognostic factor for outcome cervical ROM. Patients were satisfied in 90.6%...
Comparison of single-level L4-L5 versus L5-S1 lumbar disc replacement: results and prognostic factorsRiccardo Sinigaglia
Spine Surgery Unit, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, Padua 35128, Italy
Eur Spine J 18:52-63. 2009
..Patients had to be informed that complications, possibly severe, are particularly frequent (80.6%)...