JOINTS 2025; 3: e1506
DOI: 10.26355/joints_20255_1506

Triple-blind randomized controlled trial protocol comparing intraoperative periarticular injection of steroids vs. no administration in patients undergoing hip replacement

Moraca G.
Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery, EOC, Lugano, Switzerland
giacomo.moraca@eoc.ch Close
, Giani A.
Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery, EOC, Lugano, Switzerland Close
, Palazzuolo M.
Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery, EOC, Locarno, Switzerland Close
, Pagliazzi G.
Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery, EOC, Lugano, Switzerland Close

JOINTS 2025; 3: e1422
DOI: 10.26355/joints_20253_1422

Opinions and preferences regarding the diagnosis of Frozen shoulder: a survey conducted in several European countries

Schiltz M.
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
marc.schiltz@uzbrussel.be Close
, Goudman L.
Stimulus Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Close
, Moens M.
Stimulus Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Close
, Vujkovic B.
Institute of Public Health of Sabac, Sabac, Serbia Close
, De Baets L.
Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Close
, Forthomme B.
Department of Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium Close
, Dhollander O.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Close
, Hatem S. M.
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Close

JOINTS 2025; 3: e1413
DOI: 10.26355/joints_20254_1413

Traumatic posterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint in a professional basketball player: systematic review and case report

Siracusano L.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close
, Addorisio V.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close
, Fazio B.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close
, Calaciura S.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close
, Fenga D.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close
, Sanzarello I.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy
ilaria.sanzarello@unime.it Close
, Calamoneri E.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close
, Leonetti D.
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Images, Section of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, Messina, Italy Close

JOINTS 2025; 3: e1397
DOI: 10.26355/joints_20252_1397

Artificial intelligence applied to Q-angle measurement: preliminary results on an algorithm based on bounding box

Alberti L.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
luca.alberti@humanitas.it Close
, Loiacono D.
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Close
, Favaro A.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy Close
, Bondi A.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy Close
, Bertolino L.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy Close
, Bonanzinga T.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy Close

JOINTS 2024; 2: e1370
DOI: 10.26355/joints_202412_1370

CT-arthrography highlights intra-articular pathological findings in patients affected by recalcitrant lateral elbow pain

Arrigoni P.
Clinica Ortopedica, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
arrigoni.p@gmail.com Close
, Cucchi D.
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany Close
, Radici M.
Clinica Ortopedica, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Vismara V.
Scuola Di Specializzazione in Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Close
, Cassin S.
Scuola Di Specializzazione in Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Close
, Luceri F.
Clinica Ortopedica, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Menon A.
Clinica Ortopedica, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Traverso A.
Clinica Ortopedica, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Koukos C.
Sports Trauma & Pain Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece Close
, Archinà M.
Scuola Di Specializzazione in Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Close
, Zagarella A.
U.O.C. Radiodiagnostica, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Randelli P. S.
Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Close

JOINTS 2024; 2: e1353
DOI: 10.26355/joints_202412_1353

Pseudoaneurysm of the superior medial geniculate artery after total knee arthroplasty

Petrillo S.
Prosthetic Surgery Centre, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
stefano.g.petrillo@gmail.com Close
, Bertello E.
Prosthetic Surgery Centre, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy Close
, Messina C.
Department of Radiology, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy Close
, Marullo M.
Prosthetic Surgery Centre, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy Close
, Morelli F.
Department of Interventional Radiology, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy Close
, Rampoldi A.
Department of Interventional Radiology, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy Close
, Sconfienza L. M.
Department of Radiology, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy Close
, Romagnoli S.
Prosthetic Surgery Centre, IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy Close

JOINTS 2024; 2: e1339
DOI: 10.26355/joints_202412_1339

Surgical management of chondral defects of the patellofemoral joint: a narrative review

Familiari F.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy Close
, Ferrua P.
1° Clinica Ortopedica, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Fedele G.
1° Clinica Ortopedica, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
giuseppe.fedele@unimi.it Close
, Carlisi G.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy Close
, Russo R.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Nutrition Clinic, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy Close
, Randelli P. S.
1° Clinica Ortopedica, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Gasparini G.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy Close

JOINTS 2024; 2: e1304
DOI: 10.26355/joints_202411_1304

A black tendon may not be just an avulsion: case report of an ochronotic Achilles tendon injury in a patient with alkaptonuria and review of the literature

Arrigoni P.
Orthopaedics and Trauma Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano Hospital, Legnano (MI), Italy Close
, Morelli I.
Orthopaedics and Trauma Unit, ASST Nord Milano, Bassini Hospital, Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Italy
ilaria.morelli90@gmail.com Close
, Cardani M. D.
Orthopaedics and Trauma Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano Hospital, Legnano (MI), Italy Close
, Prestamburgo D.
Orthopaedics and Trauma Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano Hospital, Legnano (MI), Italy Close

JOINTS 2024; 2: e1288
DOI: 10.26355/joints_202410_1288

Groin pain syndrome in athletes: a structured narrative review

Bisciotti G. N.
Kinemove Rehabilitation Centers, Pontremoli (MS), La Spezia (SP), Italy
bisciottign@yahoo.com Close
, Bisciotti A. N.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy Close
, Zini R.
Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola (RA), Italy Close
, Panascì M.
Nancy Gvm Care and Research, S. Carlo Hospital, Rome, Italy Close
, Auci A.
Department of Diagnostics, USL Toscana Nord-Ovest, Massa, Italy Close
, Bisciotti A. L.
Kinemove Rehabilitation Centers, Pontremoli (MS), La Spezia (SP), Italy Close
, Volpi P.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy Close

JOINTS 2024; 2: e1259
DOI: 10.26355/JOINTS_202410_1259

Clinical and radiological outcomes of patients treated with the Orthofix Chimaera long nailing system for proximal and diaphyseal femoral fracture

Traverso A.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
aurelien.traverso@chuv.ch Close
, Steinmetz S.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland Close
, Ngo T.-H.-N.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland Close
, Arrigoni P.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy Close
, Borens O.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland Close
, Cherix S.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland Close
, Moerenhout K.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Centre Hopitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland Close