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Fondazione Livio Sciutto Onlus, Campus Savona - Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Magliotto 2, Savona, Italy
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Fondazione Livio Sciutto Onlus, Campus Savona - Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Magliotto 2, Savona, Italy
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possible to restore the bone stock ( 3 , 4 ). During the past decades, the development of classification systems to describe the femoral defects has been the subject of increasing interest. The first classification was developed by Gross et al. ( 5
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rotational instability. Only a complete rupture of all three ligaments (AiTFL, IOL, and PiTFL) causes a multiplanar instability of the DTFJ and leads to a frank diastasis ( 9 ). The diagnosis and classification of two-ligament (AiTFL and IOL ruptures) and
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Introduction A clear consensus on the classification of rotator cuff lesions (RCLs) does not yet exist. A valuable classification system would be reproducible, encourage communication among surgeons and would provide more precise information
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FORE (Foundation for Research and Teaching in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Trauma, and Imaging in the Musculoskeletal System), Meyrin, Switzerland
Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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described as shoulder instability in two or more directions ( 1 ). Since then, however, there have been differences in the literature regarding the exact definition and classification of MDI. There are several reasons for the discrepancies in definition. MDI
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ABC classification Due to the multifactorial etiology and pathomechanism, diagnosis and treatment decisions for posterior shoulder instability (PSI) remain a challenge in clinical practice ( 1 , 2 ). This is why we introduced the ABC
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Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Dept. of Orthopaedics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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prosthetic component characteristics. 3 , 4 These projects show great promise to facilitate the process in the long term, but a short-term need for a generic orthopaedic implant product classification library has existed in the Netherlands since 2007
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of therapeutic decision. In 2013 Winklhofer et al 7 analysed how the use of MRI could change the classification degree of a fracture when compared to a CT scan study alone. They found the AO classification changed in 31% of patients when MRI was
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results. 9 – 11 Moreover, the lack of a reliable uniform classification system with a prognostic value as well as the ongoing controversies about the optimal surgical approach and fixation treatment 8 , 12 make this injury even more challenging
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group and combine the outcomes, but we regularly do this with PJI, with and without a draining sinus. Therefore, we need to consider stratifying PJIs after they have been diagnosed. Classification systems can help describe clinical problems in a
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) and diagnosis (presence of the above symptoms in the face of a normal radiograph). 2 , 3 , 6 Although assessment of symptoms is fairly consistent, consensus quickly breaks down when it comes to the naming, classification and natural history of the