Biomedical subjects

F La Spesa

Publications and source records attributed to F La Spesa.

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PubMed1990

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Italian adolescents.

Prevalence of HBV markers (HbsAg, anti-Hbs, anti-HBc) was retrospectively estimated in 204 adolescents (12-20 years old) of the Bambino Gesù Hospital (174 patients of orthopaedic department and 30 student nurses). HBsAg carrier rate was 3.4% (all healthy, none HBeAg positive) and prevalence of HBV marker (at least one positive) was 13.2%. Male sex, residence in the south of Italy or Italian islands, being inpatients, past surgical procedures and past hepatitis showed higher prevalences, but never significantly; anti-HBc prevalence was significantly higher in patients with a previous surgical procedure with transfusions. Future vaccinations should take into account the substantial HBV infection rate occurred as early as in adolescence.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1986

A case of a thoracic vertebral body dislocation without neurological signs in a child with neurofibromatosis.

In a 10-year-old child with neurofibromatosis, dislocation of a thoracic vertebral body was noted almost by accident; a singular dislocation unaccompanied by neurological symptoms.

Child↗

PubMed1984

[Dwyer's procedure today].

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Adolescent↗

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Meniscal tears and associated anterior cruciate ligament tears in athletes: course of treatment.

Sixty-two athletes whose injured knees had negligible instability were found to have an absent or functionless anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at the time of medial meniscectomy. After a mean of 52 months of followup, 51 patients were examined; 24 (47%) had returned to full sports activities, whereas 27 (53%) acknowledged incidents of the knee "giving way" or having completely given up sports because of instability. By analyzing the following variables, the jerk test, the type of meniscal lesion, and the type of sports engaged, we formulated a rating system to be used intraoperatively for determining the need for combining meniscectomy with a ligament reconstruction.

Adolescent↗