http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2091 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:46:49 GMT 2026-04-20T08:46:49Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2158 Rugby and shoulder trauma: a systematic review Papalia, Rocco; Tecame, Andrea; Torre, Guglielmo; Narbona, Pablo; Maffulli, Nicola; Denaro, Vincenzo Rugby is a popular contact sport worldwide. Collisions and tackles during matches and practices often lead to traumatic injuries of the shoulder. This review reports on the epidemiology of injuries, type of lesions and treatment of shoulder injuries, risk factors, such as player position, and return to sport activities. Electronic searches through PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, and Cochrane Library retrieved studies concerning shoulder injuries in rugby players. Data regarding incidence, type and mechanisms of lesion, risk factors and return to sport were extracted and analyzed. The main reported data were incidence, mechanism of injury and type of lesion. Most of the studies report tackle as the main event responsible for shoulder trauma (between 50% and 85%), while the main lesions reported were Bankart lesions, Superior Labral tear from Anterior to Posterior (SLAP tears), anterior dislocation and rotator cuff tears. Open or arthroscopic repair improve clinical outcomes. Shoulder lesions are common injuries in rugby players. Surgical treatment seems to be effective in for rotator cuff tears and shoulder instability. More and better designed studies are needed for a higher Level of Evidence analysis of this topic. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2158 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2157 Withdrawal of Papers The paper "Vasopressin vs Terlipressin in Treatment of Refractory Shock" (vol. 5, p. 22), and the paper "The novel therapeuthic targets in the treatment of chronic pain" (vol. 3, p. 57) have been withdrawn after authors request. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2157 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2156 Unique association of rare cardiovascular disease in an athlete with ventricular arrhythmias Santomauro, Vincenzo; Contursi, Maurizio; Dellegrottaglie, Santo; Borsellino, Guglielmo Ventricular arrhythmias are a leading cause of non-elegibility to competitive sport. The failure to detect a significant organic substrate in the initial stage of screening does not preclude the identification of structural pathologies in the follow-up by using advanced imaging techniques. Here we report the case of a senior athlete judged not elegible because an arrhythmia with the morphology consistent with the origin of the left ventricle, in which subsequent execution of a cardiac MR and a thoracic CT scan has allowed the identification of an unique association between an area of myocardial damage, probable site of origine of the arrhythma, and a rare aortic malformation. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2156 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2107 Role of nitric oxide in glioblastoma therapy: another step to resolve the terrible puzzle? Altieri, Roberto; Fontanella, Marco; Agnoletti, Alessandro; Panciani, Pier Paolo; Spena, Gianantonio; Crobeddu, Emanuela; Pilloni, Giulia; Tardivo, Valentina; Lanotte, Michele; Zenga, Francesco; Ducati, Alessandro; Garbossa, Diego Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor, remains incurable despite of the advent of modern surgical and medical treatments. This poor prognosis depends by the recurrence after surgery and intrinsic or acquired resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Nitric oxide is a small molecule that plays a key roles in glioma pathophysiology. Many researches showing that NO is involved in induction of apoptosis, radiosensitization and chemosensitization. Therefore, NO role, if clarified, may improve the knowledge about this unsolved puzzle called GBM. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2107 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z