Ricerc@Sapienza

Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) material are proposed and implemented for civil engineering applications for both retrofitting of existing structures and building of new facilities. In new construction realizations, FRP elements are frequently manufactured using pultrusion that represents a high rate manufacturing method, however characterized by a prevalent longitudinal fiber orientation with consequently weakness along the directions different than the longitudinal one.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare rehabilitation protocol and operative treatment in a population of patients with a diagnosis of small to medium rotator cuff tears (?3 cm), the null hypothesis being that there would been no difference in terms of clinical outcomes and patient’s satisfaction between the rehabilitation protocol and the surgical treatment. Methods: Patients with small to medium supraspinatus tears were retrospectively enrolled in this study and divided in 2 groups: arthroscopic repair (group A, 20 patients) and reinstated (group B, 18 patients).