Biomedical subjects

F Muncibì

Publications and source records attributed to F Muncibì.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1990

[The activities over one year of the first aid unit of the Florence Orthopedic Trauma Center: a statistical analysis].

The characteristics of all the traumatic cases treated at the emergency unit of C.T.O. Hospital in Florence are here described. The year 1985 was taken as a sample to be compared to the previous statistics obtained in the past. The authors found an increase in the number and severity of the traumatic cases, particularly in old patients and localized in the extremities (hand and foot).

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A case of membranous lipodystrophy with skeletal involvement.

It is the purpose of this study to describe the orthopaedic features of Nasu disease or membranous lipodystrophy based on the observation of a rare clinical case of the pathology and on a review of the international literature. The case described is probably the first to have been observed in Italy, and may be added to the 80 cases currently known to exist the world over. The disease affects young adults and involves pathologic fractures, as well as psychological and neurological disorders. It is currently of unknown etiology and its course is progressive until the death of the subject. The radiological aspect shows metaepiphyseal polycystic lesions of the long bones, with a tendency to expand, and involvement of the cortex. Causal treatment of the disease is currently not possible. The authors emphasize that differential diagnosis involving other diseases having a similar anatomopathological picture may be obtained, and they propose several suggestions for orthopaedic treatment based on their own experience.

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Microscopic lumbar herniectomy: our experience.

Based on the criteria proposed by Andrews the authors evaluate the results obtained in the first 87 patients submitted to herniectomy with the help of a microscope to treat lumbar disc herniation. The patients were followed-up 1-3 months after surgery, and long-term follow-up was also obtained, after a mean of 29 months. Results were judged to be satisfactory in 92% of the cases (80 patients) at the first follow-up, while they were satisfactory in 94% of the cases (82 patients) at successive follow-ups. There was recurrence of disc herniation after 2 weeks which was resolved by revision surgery using microsurgical technique. Complications included laceration of the dura. The method proposed which is particularly widespread in neurosurgery is not considered to be revolutionary, rather it is a refinement, aided by progress in image diagnostics, of traditional surgery, of which it maintains the basic principles. Thus, without losing reliability and effectiveness, and with maximum respect for anatomy, it allows for excellent postoperative management.

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