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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2021; 12(12): 991-1000
Published online Dec 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i12.991
Role of biomechanical assessment in rotator cuff tear repair: Arthroscopic vs mini-open approach
Giuseppe Solarino, Ilaria Bortone, Giovanni Vicenti, Davide Bizzoca, Michele Coviello, Giuseppe Maccagnano, Biagio Moretti, Fabio D'Angelo
Giuseppe Solarino, Ilaria Bortone, Giovanni Vicenti, Michele Coviello, Biagio Moretti, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari 70124, Italy
Davide Bizzoca, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari 70124, Italy
Giuseppe Maccagnano, Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Foggia, General Hospital, Foggia 76545, Italy
Fabio D'Angelo, Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, ASST Sette Laghi, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy
Author contributions: Bortone I and Solarino G contributed to the conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, investigation, methodology, software, validation, visualization, roles/writing - original draft, writing – review, and editing of the manuscript; Bizzoca D contributed to the conceptualization, data curation, investigation, methodology, writing - review and editing of the manuscript; Coviello M contributed to the conceptualization, resources, writing - review and editing of the manuscript; Vicenti G and Maccagnano G contributed to the data curation, investigation, writing - review and editing of the manuscript; D’Angelo F and Moretti B contributed to the supervision, writing - review and editing of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Local Ethical Committee (ORTHO-SHOULDER, n. 6480, Prot. n. 0054602).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare having no conflicts of interest, either real or perceivable.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Ilaria Bortone, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari 70124, Italy. ilaria.bortone@uniba.it
Received: April 23, 2021
Peer-review started: April 23, 2021
First decision: June 16, 2021
Revised: June 28, 2021
Accepted: December 8, 2021
Article in press: December 8, 2021
Published online: December 18, 2021
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Core Tip: Wearable technologies could be useful in clinical practice since they could provide clinical information during the performance of a motor task. The present work represents a preliminary attempt in making use of novel wearable technologies in common clinical practice.