ALBERTO TESCONI CROCI
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Departamento de Ortopediae Traumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/41 - Laboratório de Investigação Médica do Sistema Músculoesquelético, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/41 - Laboratório de Investigação Médica do Sistema Músculoesquelético, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- HISTOMORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE FEMORAL NECK IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE(2015) SOUZA, Caio Goncalves De; JORGETTI, Vanda; REIS, Luciene Machado Dos; CROCI, Alberto TesconiObjective: To determine, through bone histomorphometry in femoral neck, whether there are differences in the cancellous bone of the proximal femur from female patients over 60 years old who had femoral neck fracture and similar patients who did not have such fracture. Methods: We analyzed the trabecular part of the femur of 13 female patients, aged over 60 years old, by the bone histomorphometry method. Seven of these patients had femoral neck fracture. All of them were subjected to hip arthroplasty. Results: Bone densitometry showed no significant difference. There was no significant difference on the average thickness of the trabecular bone (124.38 mu m versus 147.09 mu m). The number of bone trabeculae was lower (1.52, versus 1.88) and the separation between them was larger (541,19 mu m versus 391,14 mu m) in the fracture group. Conclusion: A difference in histomorphometric parameters of cancellous bone of the femur neck was observed among patients who had fractures as compared to patients who had not.
- Femoroacetabular Impingement and Acetabular Labral Tears - Part 1: Pathophysiology and Biomechanics(2020) EJNISMAN, Leandro; RICIOLI JÚNIOR, Walter; QUEIROZ, Marcelo Cavalheiro; VICENTE, Jose Ricardo Negreiros; CROCI, Alberto Tesconi; POLESELLO, Giancarlo CavalliAbstract Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is an important cause of hip pain, and the main etiology of hip osteoarthritis in the young population. Femoroacetabular impingement is characterized by subtle alterations in the anatomy of the acetabulum and proximal femur, which can lead to labrum tearing. The acetabular labrum is essential to the stability of the hip joint. Three types of FAI were described: cam (anespherical femoral head), pincer (acetabular overcoverage) and mixed (characteristics of both cam and pincer). The etiology of FAI is related to genetic and environmental characteristics. Knowledge of this condition is essential to adequately treat patients presenting with hip pain.
- Development of a Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Program Outside North America(2016) TIRICO, Luis Eduardo Passarelli; DEMANGE, Marco Kawamura; SANTOS, Luiz Augusto Ubirajara; REZENDE, Marcia Uchoa de; HELITO, Camilo Partezani; GOBBI, Riccardo Gomes; PECORA, Jose Ricardo; CROCI, Alberto Tesconi; BUGBEE, William DickObjective. To standardize and to develop a fresh osteochondral allograft protocol of procurement, processing and surgical utilization in Brazil. This study describes the steps recommended to make fresh osteochondral allografts a viable treatment option in a country without previous fresh allograft availability. Design. The process involves regulatory process modification, developing and establishing procurement, and processing and surgical protocols. Results. Legislation: Fresh osteochondral allografts were not feasible in Brazil until 2009 because the law prohibited preservation of fresh grafts at tissue banks. We approved an amendment that made it legal to preserve fresh grafts for 30 days from 2 degrees C to 6 degrees C in tissue banks. Procurement: We changed the protocol of procurement to decrease tissue contamination. All tissues were procured in an operating room. Processing: Processing of the grafts took place within 12 hours of tissue recovery. A serum-free culture media with antibiotics was developed to store the grafts. Surgeries: We have performed 8 fresh osteochondral allografts on 8 knees obtaining grafts from 5 donors. Mean preoperative International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score was 31.99 +/- 13.4, improving to 81.26 +/- 14.7 at an average of 24 months' follow-up. Preoperative Knee Injury and Oseoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) score was 46.8 +/- 20.9 and rose to 85.24 +/- 13.9 after 24 months. Mean preoperative Merle D'Aubigne-Postel score was 8.75 +/- 2.25 rising to 16.1 +/- 2.59 at 24 months' follow-up. Conclusion. To our knowledge, this is the first report of fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation in South America. We believe that this experience may be of value for physicians in countries that are trying to establish an osteochondral allograft transplant program.
- RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF OSSEOINTEGRATION OF UNCEMENTED TARGOS (R) STEMS. A 5-YEAR FOLLOW-UP(2022) MIYAHARA, Helder de Souza; NARCISO, Jorge Henrique; CORREA, Jose Guilherme Lollo; VICENTE, Jose Ricardo Negreiros; EJNISMAN, Leandro; RUDELLI, Bruno Alves; GURGEL, Henrique de Melo Campos; CROCI, Alberto TesconiIntroduction: Total hip arthroplasty is a widespread treatment and is considered the gold standard in cases of hip osteoarthritis, with high rates of success in improving pain and function when well performed. After five years of follow-up, this study evaluates the osseointegration of uncemented Targos (R) collared stems in arthroplasties. Methods: Observational study of 182 total hip arthroplasties performed in 2014 with Targos (R) cementless collared femoral stems (Lepine). Bone quality was assessed according to the Dorr scale and osseointegration according to the Engh score. Results: The overall mean age was 56.5 years, consisting of 104 men (57.1%) and 103 women (56.6%). The os-seointegration rate of the stems (total Engh>0) was 100%. There was no statistical difference between groups concerning age (p=0.262), gender (p=0.463), primary diagnosis (p=0.585), af-fected side (p=0.459), and degree of Dorr (p=0.857). Conclusion: Targos (R) cementless collared femoral stems showed excellent osseointegration in all patients evaluated, regardless of age, gender, and preoperative bone quality. Moreover, spot welds observed on preoperative radiographs have the best association with implant osseointegration. Level of evidence IV, case series.
- Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: Update Article(2022) MIYAHARA, Helder de Souza; RANZONI, Lucas Verissimo; EJNISMAN, Leandro; VICENTE, José Ricardo Negreiros; CROCI, Alberto Tesconi; GURGEL, Henrique Melo de CamposAbstract Among the pathologies that affect the hip joint, osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is probably the most intriguing and challenging. It consists of a multifactorial disease with a highly-variable spectrum in its clinical presentation. It has a devastating effect, due to disabling painful conditions, both for usual activities and sports. Given the huge range of risk factors, such as prolonged use of corticosteroids (especially in cases of rheumatologic diseases), trauma sequelae, sickle cell anemia, HIV, alcoholism, smoking, blood dyscrasias, and several other diseases that compromise the blood supply to the femoral head, ONFH has a varied clinical presentation and prognosis, which makes it difficult to determine a specific treatment, especially in cases in which chondral involvement has not yet occurred and the hip joint is still preserved. These are the main factors found in the literature that determine the classifications of this pathology. The range of treatments includes several options for cases in which an attempt is made to save the joint: conservative treatment, traditional decompression and/or combined with some type of adjuvant treatment (homologous grafting, synthetic grafting, vascularized grafts, tantalum screws, and bone marrow aspirate injection), and, for cases in which there is already a subchondral fracture and/or collapse of the femoral head and/or a reduction in the joint space, femoral osteotomies or total hip arthroplasty are commonly performed.
- TWO CLASSIFICATIONS FOR SURGICAL WOUND HEMATOMA AFTER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT(2018) FAGOTTI, Lorenzo; EJNISMAN, Leandro; GURGEL, Henrique de Melo Campos; MIYAHARA, Helder de Souza; CROCI, Alberto Tesconi; VICENTE, Jose Ricardo NegreirosObjective: To determine the reliability of two classification methods for wound hematoma after total hip replacement. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on patients who underwent total hip replacement for hip osteoarthritis between May 2014 and April 2015. Epidemiological, surgical, and functional data were assessed. Two experienced hip surgeons evaluated 75 pictures of wounds taken 24 hours after surgery. Both evaluators performed the analysis twice, with a 6-week interval between the two analyses. The subjective classification was divided into four different categories describing the hematoma: absent, mild, moderate, and severe. The objective classification was derived from mathematical calculation of the area of the hematoma using a grid superimposed on a picture of the wound. Results: The subjective classification demonstrated an intra-rater agreement of more than 70%, while kappa values showed poor to moderate inter-rater reliability. The objective classification based on mathematical measurements of the hematoma area was more reliable, with good to excellent intra-and inter-rater reliability. Conclusion: The objective classification demonstrated higher intra-and inter-rater reliability. The classification methods used in this study could serve as a useful instrument for orthopedic surgeons, researchers, and health care providers when assessing wound hematomas after total hip replacement.
- Arthroscopic bullet removal from the hip joint and concurrent treatment of associated full-thickness chondral defects: A case report(2019) FERRO, Fernando P.; BESSA, Felipe S.; EJNISMAN, Leandro; GURGEL, Henrique M. C.; CROCI, Alberto T.; VICENTE, Jose R. N.The diagnosis of a bullet inside the hip joint is a rare finding. The usual method to treat this condition has been open surgery, with its associated complications and morbidity. The arthroscopic approach has been increasingly utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of several hip conditions, and the number of indications for this technique has been steadily rising. We report the case of a 35-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound and was operated on for abdominal perforation. He later presented with groin pain that worsened with weight-bearing on his right leg and then underwent arthroscopic removal of a bullet located inside his right hip joint. After a 2-year follow-up, the patient had an excellent clinical outcome, with no radiologic signs of arthritis. The removal of an intra-articular projectile is necessary to avoid complications such as synovitis, osteoarthritis, septic arthritis, and saturnism. The best access to the hip joint remains a topic of debate. Arthroscopy has the advantage of less soft-tissue damage and quicker recovery. The treatment of associated chondral lesions can be done with several techniques, including microfracture, autologous chondrocyte implantation, mosaicplasty, and fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation. There is no consensus as to the best course of treatment for associated chondral lesions in such cases. Hip arthroscopy can be a safe and effective technique for the removal of intra-articular bullets in the hip.
- Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Osteoarthrosis Secondary to Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Compared with Primary Osteoarthrosis: A Case-control Study(2022) SANSANOVICZ, Dennis; CROCI, Alberto Tesconi; VICENTE, José Ricardo Negreiros; EJNISMAN, Leandro; MIYAHARA, Helder de Souza; GURGEL, Henrique de Melo CamposAbstract Objective To perform a comparative clinical, functional and radiographic evaluation of total hip arthroplasty (THA) performed with a cementless prosthesis in cases of osteoarthrosis secondary to Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) and in cases of primary osteoarthrosis. Methods In the present case-control study, we reviewed medical records of patients admitted to a university hospital between 2008 and 2015 to undergo THA due to LCPD sequelae and compared them with a control group of patients who underwent the same surgery due to primary hip osteoarthrosis. We recruited patients for clinical, functional, and radiographic analysis and we compared the evaluations in the immediate postoperative period and at the last follow-up visit, considering surgical time, size of prosthetic components, and complications. Results We compared 22 patients in the study group (25 hips) with 22 patients (25 hips) in the control group, all of whom had undergone THA with the same cementless prosthesis. There was greater functional impairment in the group of patients with LCPD sequelae (p= 0.002). There were 4 intraoperative femoral periprosthetic fractures in the LCPD group and none in the primary osteoarthrosis group (p= 0.050). Conclusions There is an increased risk of intraoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture and worse clinical-functional results in patients undergoing cementless THA due to osteoarthrosis secondary to LCPD sequelae than in those who have undergone the same surgery due to primary hip osteoarthrosis.
- Reproducibility of Digital Planning in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty Among Experienced and Novice Surgeons(2023) FABRICIO, Marcelo Zerbetto; RUDELLI, Bruno Alves; MIYAHARA, Helder de Souza; EJNISMAN, Leandro; GURGEL, Henrique de Melo Campos; CROCI, Alberto TesconiAbstract Objective The present study aims to assess the reproducibility of digital planning for cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) among surgeons with different levels of experience. In addition, it attempts to determine the degree of planning reliability based on a contralateral THA or on a spherical marker positioned at the greater trochanter for calibration. Methods Two evaluators with different experience levels (A1 and A2) performed independently the retrospective digital surgical planning of 64 cementless THAs. Next, we compared the planning with the implants used in the surgery. The reproducibility was excellent when planning and implants were identical; proper in case of a single-unit variation; and inappropriate if there was variation in two or more units. The present analysis also determined the calibration accuracy between the contralateral THA and the spherical marker at the greater trochanter level. Results The present study demonstrated greater success when the most experienced evaluator performed the planning and greater accuracy for the contralateral THA. When splitting the analysis per parameter (contralateral THA or spherical marker), there was a statistical difference only for the planning of A1 and the implants used in the surgery. This difference occurred in the excellent category, with 67.3% for contralateral THA compared with 30.6% for a spherical marker (p < 0.001), and in the inappropriate category, with 7.1% for contralateral THA compared with 30.6% for a spherical marker (p < 0.001). Conclusions Digital planning is more accurate when performed by an experienced evaluator. The contralateral prosthesis head was a better reference than a marker on the greater trochanter.
article 1 Citação(ões) na Scopus HIP ARTHRODESIS: A MINIMUM 20 YEAR FOLLOW-UP RETROSPECTIVE STUDY(2011) VICENTE, Jose Ricardo Negreiross; ULHOA, Carlos Antonio Soares; LEONHARDT, Marcos Camargo; FERNANDESPIRES, Andre; EJNISMAN, Leandro; TESCONICROCI, AlbertoObjective: To evaluate the long-term results of seventy patients who underwent hip arthrodesis using the original technique described by Davis. Methods: We carried out a retrospective study involving seventy patients submitted to hip arthrodesis between 1982 and 1995. The presence of symptoms involving the lumbar spine, ipsilateral knee, and contralateral hip was noted, as well as the success of the arthrodesis fusion, its positioning, and the need for conversion surgery to total hip replacement. Results: The mean follow-up time was 21.6 years. A satisfactory hip fusion was found in 48 patients (85.7%). Lumbar spine pain was reported by 11 patients (19.6%) and ipsilateral knee osteoarthritis was found in four patients (7.1%). Discussion: Two works, with a longer follow-up time (35 and 38 years) present more prevalent symptoms involving the lumbar spine (57% and 62%) and ipsilateral knee joint (45% and 57%), and higher conversion surgery rates (17% e 28%). Conclusion: Hip arthrodesis by the Davis technique presents satisfactory results until the 20(th)year after surgery, however lumbar spine disease seems to become more prevalent over the years, and the pain in the homolateral knee suggests an association with the initial position in abduction of the hip submitted to arthrodesis. Level of Evidence: Level Ill clinical study.