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  1. Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection: an umbrella review of prevalence, diagnostic strategies, treatment, and methodological limitations

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, August 2026, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  2. Gait Analysis Study Comparing Unicompartmental vs. Total Knee Arthroplasty: Differences in Knee Kinematics

    Article • Medicina, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  3. Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery: An Italian Delphi Consensus on Risk Stratification and Wound Irrigation Strategies

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  4. Targeting ligament boundaries rather than alignment boundaries in augmented‐reality‐assisted total knee arthroplasty ensures comparable gait patterns between operated and contralateral limbs

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, January 2026, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  5. Application of Molecular Diagnostics in Periprosthetic Joint Infection Microorganism Identification Following Screening Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Article • Prosthesis, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  6. Distal Upper Limb Injuries in Skiing and Snowboarding: A Two-Season Study from a High-Volume Trauma Center in the Italian Dolomites

    Article • Medicina, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  7. Plant-Derived Bone Substitute Presents Effective Osteointegration in Several Clinical Settings: A Pilot Study from a Single Center

    Article • Bioengineering, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  8. The HKA axis varies significantly with knee motion: A robot‐assisted intraoperative evaluation during total knee arthroplasty supports the use of dynamic, not static, alignment classifications

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, July 2025, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  9. The combination of a medial pivot design with kinematic alignment principles in total knee arthroplasty can ensure a closer to normal knee kinematics than combining mechanical alignment and more traditional implant designs: An umbrella review

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, July 2025, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  10. Molecular diagnostics for perioperative microbial identification in periprosthetic joint infection: A scoping review and proposal of a diagnostic flow chart

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, April 2025, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  11. Impact of Surgical Timing, Fasciotomy, and External Fixation on Infection Risk in Tibial Plateau Fractures

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  12. What Are the Absolute Contraindications for Elective Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty?

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  13. Risk Factor Analysis of Ski and Snowboard Injuries During the 2023/2024 Winter Season: A Single, High-Volume Trauma Center Database Analysis

    Article • Medicina, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  14. Graft Selection in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Review of Current Trends

    Article • Medicina, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  15. The Restoration of the Prearthritic Joint Line Does Not Guarantee the Natural Knee Kinematics: A Gait Analysis Evaluation Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • Arthroplasty Today, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  16. The epidemic of alignment classifications in total knee arthroplasty forgives the kinematic of the human knee

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, October 2024, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  17. Boundaries in Kinematic Alignment: Why, When, and How

    Article • The Journal of Knee Surgery, August 2024, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  18. Multiplex PCR in septic arthritis and periprosthetic joint infections microorganism identification: Results from the application of a new molecular testing diagnostic algorithm

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, July 2024, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  19. Asymmetric gap balancing improves knee kinematic following primary total knee arthroplasty

    Article • Arthroplasty, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  20. Biomechanical considerations for an easily-restricted robot-assisted kinematic alignment: a surgical technique note

    Article • Arthroplasty, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  21. Debridement, Antibiotic Pearls, and Retention of the Implant (DAPRI) in the Treatment of Early Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Consecutive Series

    Article • Pathogens, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  22. Native knee kinematics is not reproduced after sensor guided cruciates substituting total knee arthroplasty

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  23. Direct anterior approach in total hip arthroplasty: influence of stem length on clinical and radiological outcomes at medium-term follow-up

    Article • MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  24. Correction to: “Recommendations for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) prevention: the European Knee Associates (EKA)–International Committee American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)–Arthroplasty Society in Asia (ASIA) survey of members”

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, June 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  25. The use of tantalum cones and diaphyseal-engaging stems in tibial component revision: a consecutive series

    Article • Knee Surgery and Related Research, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  26. Intraoperative Load Sensing in Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to a Functional but Not Clinical Difference: A Comparative, Gait Analysis Evaluation

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  27. Correction to: Medially congruent total knee arthroplasty in valgus knee deformities yields satisfactory outcomes: a multicenter, international study

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  28. Medially congruent total knee arthroplasty in valgus knee deformities yields satisfactory outcomes: a multicenter, international study

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, October 2021, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  29. “Recommendations for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) prevention: the European Knee Associates (EKA)–International Committee American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)–Arthroplasty Society in Asia (ASIA) survey of members”

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, September 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  30. Kinetic Sensors for Ligament Balance and Kinematic Evaluation in Anatomic Bi-Cruciate Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • Sensors, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  31. Is It the Surgeon, the Patient, or the Device? A Comprehensive Clinical and Radiological Evaluation of Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction in 648 Total Knee Arthroplasties

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  32. Nanotechnology as an Anti-Infection Strategy in Periprosthetic Joint Infections (PJI)

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  33. Next generation sequencing for pathogen detection in periprosthetic joint infections

    Article • EFORT Open Reviews, April 2021, Bioscientifica

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  34. Kinematic Comparison between Medially Congruent and Posterior-Stabilized Third-Generation TKA Designs

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  35. Sensor guided unicompartmental to total knee arthroplasty revision: Surgical technique

    Article • Orthopedic Reviews, January 2021, Open Medical Publishing

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  36. “A Modified Anterolateral Swashbuckler Approach for Distal Femoral Fractures: Description and Outcomes”

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  37. Cannabinoid and Opioid Use Among Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A 6-Year, Single-Institution Study

    Article • Orthopedics, January 2021, SLACK, Inc.

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  38. Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): A Clinical Practice Protocol in High-Risk Patients

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  39. Posterior stability in posterior-stabilized vs medially congruent total knee replacement: A radiological comparison of two polyethylene designs in a single model

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedics Trauma and Rehabilitation, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  40. Does D-Dimer really help in the diagnosis of chronic periprosthetic joint infections (PJI)? A case-control study

    Article • Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, October 2020, Medknow

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  41. Sensor-guided technology helps to reproduce medial pivot kinematics in total knee arthroplasty

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  42. Combining kinematic alignment and medial stabilized design in total knee arthroplasty: Basic rationale and preliminary clinical evidences

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedics, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  43. Debridement, antibiotic pearls, and retention of the implant in the treatment of infected total hip arthroplasty

    Article • Hip International, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  44. Replacement of Fascia Iliaca Catheters with Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Blocks Within a Clinical Pathway Facilitates Early Ambulation After Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Article • Pain Medicine, August 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  45. Resuming elective hip and knee arthroplasty after the first phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: the European Hip Society and European Knee Associates recommendations

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, August 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  46. Recommendations for resuming elective hip and knee arthroplasty in the setting of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: the European Hip Society and European Knee Associates Survey of Members

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, August 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  47. Inhibition of TET1 prevents the development of osteoarthritis and reveals the 5hmC landscape that orchestrates pathogenesis

    Article • Science Translational Medicine, April 2020, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  48. Single-cell mass cytometry reveals cross-talk between inflammation-dampening and inflammation-amplifying cells in osteoarthritic cartilage

    Article • Science Advances, March 2020, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  49. No clinical differences at the 2‐year follow‐up between single radius and J‐curve medial pivot total knee arthroplasty in the treatment of neutral or varus knees

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  50. Ultrasound-based decision making following metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty

    Article • Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  51. Society for translational medicine-expert consensus on the treatment of osteoarthritis

    Article • Annals of Joint, December 2019, AME Publishing Company

    Marco Vaz, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli, Professor Farzin Halabchi

  52. A Multidisciplinary Patient-Specific Opioid Prescribing and Tapering Protocol Is Associated with a Decrease in Total Opioid Dose Prescribed for Six Weeks After Total Hip Arthroplasty

    Article • Pain Medicine, November 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  53. Intraoperative Sensing Technology to Achieve Balance in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • JBJS Reviews, October 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  54. Debridement, antibiotic pearls, and retention of the implant (DAPRI): A modified technique for implant retention in total knee arthroplasty PJI treatment

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  55. Histological analysis of the anterolateral ligament of the knee

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedics, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  56. Implementation of the IPACK (Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee) block into a multimodal analgesic pathway for total knee replacement

    Article • Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, June 2019, The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists (KAMJE)

    jean-pierre galeazzi, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  57. Platelet‐Rich Plasma (PRP) From Older Males With Knee Osteoarthritis Depresses Chondrocyte Metabolism and Upregulates Inflammation

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  58. General Assembly, Prevention, Operating Room - Personnel: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  59. Microfractures and hydrogel scaffolds in the treatment of osteochondral knee defects: A clinical and histological evaluation

    Article • Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  60. Effect of polyethylene conformity on total knee arthroplasty early clinical outcomes

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  61. Early osteoarthritis of the knee: from conservative to surgical management

    Article • Annals of Translational Medicine, October 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  62. The original Akagi line is the most reliable: a systematic review of landmarks for rotational alignment of the tibial component in TKA

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  63. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli: The Precursor of Medial Pivot Concept in Knee Biomechanics

    Article • Joints, September 2018, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  64. Static antibiotic spacers augmented by calcium sulphate impregnated beads in revision TKA: Surgical technique and review of literature

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedics, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  65. Medial Pivot in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Literature Review and Our First Experience

    Article • Clinical Medicine Insights Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  66. Is “symmetric” gap balancing still the gold standard in primary total knee arthroplasty?

    Article • Annals of Translational Medicine, August 2017, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  67. Intraoperative load-sensing drives the level of constraint in primary total knee arthroplasty: Surgical technique and review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  68. Adherence to a Multimodal Analgesic Clinical Pathway

    Article • Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Edward R Mariano, Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  69. Posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: a matched pair analysis of a classic and its evolutional design

    Article • Arthroplasty Today, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  70. Epidemiology of injuries in the 2014 MotoGP World Championship: The “Clinica Mobile” experience

    Article • Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  71. Opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy: a seven - to twelve-year study

    Article • Joints, January 2016, CIC Edizioni Internazionali

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  72. Clinical outcome of design modifications to the CLS Spotorno Stem in total hip replacement

    Article • Joints, January 2016, CIC Edizioni Internazionali

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  73. Modern Total Knee Arthroplasty Designs: Are we Improving Outcomes?

    Article • MOJ Orthopedics & Rheumatology, December 2015, MedCrave Group LLC

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  74. Integrated Care Pathways in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • MOJ Orthopedics & Rheumatology, December 2015, MedCrave Group LLC

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  75. Level of constraint in revision knee arthroplasty

    Article • Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  76. Correcting varus and valgus knee in total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  77. Mini-invasive approach in total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  78. Relationship between Tibial Baseplate Design and Rotational Alignment Landmarks in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • Arthritis, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  79. List of contributors

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  80. Controversy: Should All Patients Undergoing TJA Receive Pre- and Postoperative Ultrasound Screening for Detection of DVT?

    Article • August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  81. Primary posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty: analysis of different instrumentation

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  82. Rotational Alignment Landmarks in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • The Duke Orthopaedic Journal, January 2014, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  83. Analysis of differences in bone removal during femoral box osteotomy for primary total knee arthroplasty

    Article • Joints, January 2014, CIC Edizioni Internazionali

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  84. Periprosthetic joint infections: a clinical practice algorithm

    Article • Joints, January 2014, CIC Edizioni Internazionali

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  85. The effects of femoral component design on the patello-femoral joint in a PS total knee arthroplasty

    Article • Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  86. A multimodal approach in total hip arthroplasty preoperative templating

    Article • Skeletal Radiology, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  87. Contemporary femoral designs in total knee arthroplasty: effects on the patello-femoral congruence

    Article • International Orthopaedics, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  88. Load-Bearing at the Meniscofemoral Joint: An in vitro Study in the Canine Knee

    Article • The Duke Orthopaedic Journal, June 2011, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  89. Erratum: Regional Anesthesia in Hip Surgery

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, July 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  90. Regional Anesthesia in Hip Surgery

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  91. Load bearing at the menisco-femoral joint: an in vitro study in the canine knee (SS-22)

    Article • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  92. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Cryopreserved Allografts

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, March 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  93. Monopolar Thermal Treatment of Symptomatic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Instability

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, February 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  94. The Insall-Burstein II prosthesis: A 5- to 9-year follow-up study in osteoarthritic knees

    Article • The Journal of Arthroplasty, August 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  95. Septic Arthritis in Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, May 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  96. Patella resurfacing in total knee replacement: functional evaluation and complications

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli

  97. In vitro biomechanical properties of a hip resurfacing system

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pier Francesco Indelli