Implant removal: benefits and drawbacks - Results of a survey with five hundred participants from the Italian Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SIOT) and comparison with other international trends
This survey describes a general tendency to not routinely remove implants, even in younger patients in the lower and especially upper limbs, unless in case of symptoms. Hardware removal could evolve from a simple procedure into a more complex surgery due to intraoperative technical difficulties. A lack of universal policy and guidelines exists throughout the Italian territory.
Authors
- Corrado Ciatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-4344)
- Virginia Masoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-361X)
- Luca Andriollo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1586-2542)
- Fabrizio Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-6165)
- Giovanni Vicenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-7990)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Parma (IT)
- Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital (IT)
- Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero (IT)
- Ospedale SS. Annunziata (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2025-05-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-025-06564-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03
Funders
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore