Free hemi-hamate arthroplasty: a review of donor site outcomes

Introduction: The use of the dorsal hamate as a free osteochondral bone graft or vascularized bone flap has become the mainstay for large, comminuted middle phalanx volar lip fractures. To date, few studies have been conducted in the assessment of donor site morbidity for the hemi-hamate graft or flap, and none have discussed modes of repair or reconstruction of this donor site. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 14 hemi-hamate arthroplasty (HHA) procedures, including 6 vascularized and 8 n...

Dietro lo scudo incantato: i fedecommessi di famiglia e il trionfo della borghesia fiorentina (1400 ca-1750)

The association between violence against women and chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Violence against women is a phenomenon that involves at least 35% of women worldwide. Violence can be sexual, physical, and/or psychological, perpetrated by the partner, another family member, or a stranger. Violence is a public health problem because its consequences include higher morbidity, higher mortality, and short and long-term physical and psychological health diseases. Most studies prove an association between any type of violence and some chronic pain diagnoses but no one has done a...

Risk for cancer development in familial Mediterranean fever and associated predisposing factors: an ambidirectional cohort study from the international AIDA network registries

Objective: Inflammation has been associated with an increased risk for cancer development, while innate immune system activation could counteract the risk for malignancies. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a severe systemic inflammatory condition and also represents the archetype of innate immunity deregulation. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the risk for cancer development in FMF. Methods: The risk ratio (RR) for malignancies was separately compared between FMF patie...