Publications and Scientific Activity

RECENT UPDATE ACTIVITY

He attended successfully to April 2024 to April 2025 at Harvard Medical School in Boston (Postgraduate Medical Education) a “1-year Certificate Program” entitled Surgical Leadership Program

SCIENTIFIC WORKS PUBLISHED IN PRINT

  • Toni A, Paderni S, Sudanese A, Guerra E, Traina F, Giardina F, Antonietti B. Anatomic cementless total hip arthroplasty bearings and modular necks: 3 to 5 years follow-up. Hip International. 2001; 11(1): 1-17.
  • Barbanti Brodano G, Muratori G, Giardina F, Bandiera S, Gasbarrini A, De Iure F, Boriani S. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion with cages in PEEK. Short-term results. Gior Ital Orthop Traum. 2002; 28: 145-151.
  • Parisini P, Greggi T, Di Silvestre M, Giardina F, Bakaloudis G. Surgical treatment of scoliosis in myelomeningocele. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2002;91: 442-7.
  • Guerra E, Traina F, Antonietti B, Giardina F, Toni A. Cemented versus cementless stem-to-bone fixation: a long-term survival comparison. Chir Organs Mov. 2003 Jul-Sep;88(3): 253-5.
  • Giardina F, Lampasi M, Guerra E, Biondi F, Sudanese A, Toni A. Hip arthroplasty after femoral osteotomy. Chir Organs Mov. 2003 Jul-Sep;88(3):267-72.
  • De Iure F, Scimeca GB, Palmisani M, Donati U, Gasbarrini A, Bandiera S, Barbanti Brodano G, Giardina F, Boriani S. Fractures and dislocations of the lower cervical spine: surgical treatment. A review of 83 cases. Chir Organi Mov. 2003 Oct-Dec;88(4): 397-410.
  • Sudanese A, Giardina F, Garagnani L, Traina F, Paderni S, Malaguti MC, Toni A. Intrapelvic migration of the prosthetic acetabular component. Chir Organi Mov. 2004 Jul-Sep;89(3):223-232.
  • Giardina F, Sudanese A, Bertoni F, Guerra E, Paderni S. Tumoral calcinosis of the popliteal space. Orthopedics 2004 Oct; 27(10): 1104-07.
  • Traina F, Giardina F, De Clerico M, Toni A. Structural allograft and primary press fit cup for severe acetabular deficiency: a minimum 6-year follow-up study. Int Orthop. 2005 Jun; 29(3): 135-9.
  • Sudanese A, Giardina F, Biondi F, Traina F, Bertoni F, Toni A. Charcot’s joint secondary to neurologic complications of epidural anaesthesia: a case report. Chir Organi Mov. 2008 Apr;91(3):159-62.
  • Tassinari E, Di Motta D, Giardina F, Traina F, De Fine M, Toni A. Brucella infection in total knee arthroplasty. Case report and review of the literature. Chir Organi Mov. 2008 May;92(1):55-9.
  • Giardina F. Update elements in hip prosthesization. Marigolds – Archives of Legal Medicine and Dentistry. Year XIV, no.2 Jun 2008.
  • Giardina F, Mastroroberto L. Chapter 19 – The coxofemoral joint and the pelvis. In: Micropermanents: from subjectivity to objectivity. AA.VV. edited by Giovanni Cannavò and Marco Rossetti. Published by Gruppo 24 Ore 2011. pp. 269-280.
  • Toni A, Giardina F, Guerra G, Sudanese A, Montalti M, Stea S, Bordini B. 3rd generation alumina-on-alumina in modular hip prosthesis: 13 to 18 years follow-up results. Hip Int. 2017 Feb 21;27(1):8-13.
  • Affatato S, Montalti M, Masetti C, Giardina F, Sudanese A. Double Incision Approach and Early Rehabilitation in a Complicated Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fracture: A Case Report. Med Princ Pract. 2017 Apr 26.
  • Giardina F, Castagnini F, Stea S, Bordini B, Montalti M, Toni A. Short Stems Versus Conventional Stems in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Long-Term Registry Study. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jun;33(6):1794-1799.
  • Montalti M, Castagnini F, Giardina F, Tassinari E, Biondi F, Toni A. Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty in Crowe III and IV Dysplasia: High Hip Center and Modular Necks. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jun;33(6):1813-1819.
  • Giardina F, Montalti M, Castagnini F. Implantation of hip arthroplasty: possible complications. Forensic Traumatology. 2018 Oct;6:27-35.
  • Bordini B, Stea S, Castagnini F, Busanelli L, Giardina F, Toni A. The influence of bearing surfaces on periprosthetic hip infections: analysis of thirty nine thousand, two hundred and six cementless total hip arthroplasties. Int Orthop. 2019 Jan;43(1):103-109.
  • Castagnini F, Bordini B, Yorifuji M, Giardina F, Natali S, Pardo F, Traina F. Highly Porous Titanium Cups versus Hydroxyapatite-Coated Sockets: Mid-Term Results in Metachronous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty. Med Princ Pract. 2019 May 13.
  • Cementless ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty in post-traumatic osteoarthritis after acetabular fracture: long-term results. Lucchini S, Castagnini F, Giardina F, Tentoni F, Masetti C, Tassinari E, Bordini B, Traina F.Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Apr;141(4):683-691.
  • Are powder-technology-built stems safe? A midterm follow-up registry study. Pardo F, Bordini B, Castagnini F, Giardina F, Faldini C, Traina F. J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2021 Jan 20;32(1):10.
  • Measuring stem anteversion after total hip arthroplasty: posterior condylar tangent versus transepicondylar axis. Castagnini F, Giardina F, Tassinari E, Biondi F, Bracci G, Traina F. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Sep;50(9):1775-1779.
  • Single-taper conical tapered stem in total hip arthroplasty for developmental dysplasia of the hip: A long-term evaluation. Castagnini F, Bordini B, Cosentino M, Basile T, Giardina F, Traina F. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2023 Nov;109(7):103503.
  • Cup Overhanging in Anatomic Socket Position or High Hip Center of Rotation in Total Hip Arthroplasty for Crowe III and IV Dysplasia: A CT-Based Simulation. Castagnini F, Giardina F, Fustini C, Tassinari E, Bordini B, Cosentino M, Traina F. J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 12;12(2):606.
  • Isolated Femoral or Tibial Component Revision in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. Maestri M, Castagnini F, Giardina F, Tella G, Tassinari E, Traina F. Med Princ Pract. 2023 Sep 20;32(4-5):225-231.
  • Higher failure rate of secondary patellar resurfacing following bicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Pardo F, Giardina F, Ancarani C, Bordini B, Castagnini F, Perdisa F, Traina F. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Oct;143(10):6315-6321.
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PARTICIPATION AS A SPEAKER OR CHAIRMAN AT CONFERENCES

  • Cemented versus cementless stem-to-bone fixation: a long-term survival comparison. Guerra E, Traina F, Antonietti B, Giardina F, Toni A. Presented on October 11, 2002 at the Mario Campanacci Memorial Meeting held in Bologna, October 8-11, 2002.
  • Hip arthroplasty after femoral osteotomy. Giardina F, Lampasi M, Guerra E, Biondi F, Sudanese A, Toni A. Presented on October 11, 2002 at the Mario Campanacci Memorial Meeting held in Bologna, October 8-11, 2002.
  • Spine revision surgery. Boriani S, Barbanti Bròdano G, Giardina F, Marinelli A. Presented on June 7, 2003 at the 6th Congress of the “European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology – EFORT” held in Helsinky (Finland) from June 4 to 10, 2003.
  • Hip reoperation: epidemiology. Giardina G, Toni A. Presented May 26, 2005 at the 36th National O.T.O.D.I. Congress held in Stresa (VB) May 26-28, 2005.
  • The high center of rotation in THA: what has changed with ceramic bearings and modular stems. Giardina F, Traina F, Toni A. Presented at the Translational Research meeting, held at Rizzoli in Bologna, December 2005.
  • Ceramic-ceramic coupling: long-term results. Toni A, Giardina F. Presented at the Refresher Course in Hip Pathology held in Arezzo, October 27, 2007.
  • CER-CER HIP REPLACEMENT: Large case report. F. Traina, F. Giardina, M. De Fine, E. Tassinari, F. Biondi, A. Galvani, A. Toni. Presented on November 13, 2007 at the 92nd S.I.O.T. National Congress held in Bologna, November 11-15, 2007.
  • Update elements in hip replacement. Giardina F. Presented at the 9th Qualification and Refresher Course in Insurance Medicine held in Bologna, November 23, 2007.
  • Minimally invasive surgery in hip and knee replacement. Giardina F. Presented at the event “Update Meetings in Forensic Medicine” held in Bologna, January 21, 2009.
  • The relationship between obesity and hip and knee replacements. Giardina F, Castiello E, Frakulli I, Toni A. Presented at the Translational Research meeting, held at Rizzoli in Bologna in May 2009.
  • The revision of the stem. Giardina F. Presented at the Congress “Surveillance, Supervision and Replacement of Prostheses in Orthopaedics” held in Bologna, October 16, 2009.
  • DVT and hip replacement. Giardina F. Presented at the Refresher Course “DVT Risk Management in the Surgical Patient” held in Bologna, Italy on December 3, 2009.
  • Traumatology of the pelvis and hip. Giardina F. Presented at the Congress “Road Traumatology: clinical issues, medico-legal considerations and legal controversies” held in Bologna, Italy, February 24, 2012.
  • Tribological Failures. Toni A., Giardina F. Presented at the 141st SERTOT Meeting “Fractures of the Proximal Extremity of the Humerus – Revision of Hip Prostheses” held in Trieste a on June 14 and 15, 2013.
  • “Mini Antero-Lateral surgical approach in hip joint replacement” Giardina F., Frakulli I., Biondi F., Calderoni P. and “Clinical experience in modular ceramic-on-ceramic hip prosthesis” Giardina F., Guerra G.,Tella G., presented at the “Hip and Knee Theoretical and Practical comprehensive Review Course with Apta Stems and Fixa Ti-Por Acetabular Cups and Genus Knee Prosthesis” held in Bologna, Italy on November 6 and 7, 2013.
  • “Trunionitis: a cause for concern?” Giardina F., presented at the “XII Course on Hip Surgery” held in Barcelona, Spain, on November 14 and 15, 2013.
  • “Experience in ceramic-on-ceramic prosthesis with or without modular necks,” Giardina F., presented at the “XII Course on Hip Surgery” held in Barcelona, Spain, on November 14 and 15, 2013.
  • Prosthesis registry: a) short stems with follow-up greater than 5 years – performance b) short stems with follow-up less than 5 years. Toni A., Castiello E., Guerra G., Giardina F. Presented at the 142nd SERTOT Meeting “Short Stems in Hip Prosthesization – Exposed Leg Fractures” held in Bolzano, Italy on May 16 and 17, 2014.
  • “Prothèse totale de hanche et obesité – Col modulaire?” Giardina F., presented at the “Hip Toulouse 2014” held in Toulouse, France, September 17-19, 2014.
  • “3rd generation Alumina-on-Alumina in modular hip prosthesis: 13 to 18 years follow up results,” Giardina F., Guerra G., Stea S., Bordini B., Sudanese A., Toni A., presented at the “27th I.S.T.A. Congress” held in Kyoto, Japan, September 25-27, 2014.
  • “Clinical experience in modular ceramic-on-ceramic hip prosthesis,” Giardina F., Bracci G., presented at the “Hip and Knee Theoretical and Practical comprehensive Review Course with Apta Stems and Fixa Ti-Por Acetabular Cups and Genus Knee Prosthesis” held in Bologna, Italy, October 29 and 30, 2014.
  • “How to decrease the complication rate? – Symposium Femoral Neck Fracture in the Elderly” Giardina F., presented at “Ortho Mare Nostrum”, 6th Meeting of the International Mediterranean Society of Orthopaedic Surgery held in Marseille, France on December 3 and 4, 2014.
  • “Modular necks and anatomic stems” Giardina F., presented at “Cirugìa de Cadera – Nuevos Conceptos” held in Barcelona on April 16 and 17, 2015.
  • “Clinical experience in modular ceramic-on-ceramic hip prosthesis,” Giardina F., Bracci G., presented at the “Hip and Knee Theoretical and Practical comprehensive Review Course with Apta Stems and Fixa Ti-Por Acetabular Cups and Genus Knee Prosthesis” held in Bologna, November 25 and 26, 2015.
  • “Hip – Orthopedic Point of View” Giardina F., presented at the “Course for Physicians in Medical Forensic Semeiotics” held in Bologna, November 27 and 28, 2015.
  • “Short stems in hip replacement: the mid-term experience in the regional ripo registry” F. Giardina, G. Guerra, C. Calamelli, M. Montalti, A. Sudanese, A. Toni. Presented on October 29, 2016 at the 101st S.I.O.T. National Congress held in Turin, Italy, October 28-31, 2016.
  • “Total hip replacement in coxarthrosis secondary to acetabulum fracture: mid- to long-term results” F. Giardina, C. Masetti, M. Di Liddo, F. Castagnini, C. Calamelli, A. Sudanese, A. Toni. Presented on October 31, 2016 at the 101st S.I.O.T. National Congress held in Turin, Italy, October 28-31, 2016.
  • “Total hip replacement in coxarthrosis secondary to severe congenital dysplasia: medium- to long-term results.” M. Montalti, F. Giardina, C. Calamelli, F. Castagnini, A. Sudanese, A. Toni. Presented on October 31, 2016 at the 101st S.I.O.T. National Congress held in Turin, Italy, October 28-31, 2016.
  • “State of the art of biomaterials.” F. Giardina, A. Toni. Presented at the 7th National Congress of the A.I.R. Association held in Bologna on February 16, 2018.
  • “Biomaterials and prosthetic bearings: how much do they affect the outcome of surgery” A. Toni, F. Giardina. Presented on April 13, 2018 at the Congress “ABC of the locomotor apparatus: intertidisciplinary review” held in Bologna on February 13 and 14, 2018.
  • “Prosthetics and sports: the battle” A. Toni, F. Giardina. Presented on May 12, 2018 at the Congress “Sport Traumatology” held in Cattolica (RN) on May 11 and 12, 2018.
  • “Ceramic on Ceramic hip arthroplasty. A new standard?” F. Giardina. Presented on June 30, 2018 at the “Porto International Hip Meeting” Congress held in Porto, Portugal, June 28-30, 2018.
  • Moderator in the session “Pelvic Fractures” at the Summer School in Hip Surgery held in Bologna, September 18-21, 2018 and directed by Prof. Faldini.
  • “Medial stability in PTG” F. Giardina. Presented on June 13, 2019 at the Congress “The search for efficiency in PTG” held in Bologna on June 13, 2019.
  • Pharmacological, Surgical and Physiatric Therapy. Giardina F. Presented at the Melchiorre Gioia Legal Society Refresher Course on “Clinical Instrumental Semeiotics and Medico-Legal Evaluation of the Knee and Ankle” held in Pisa on November 30, 2019.
  • Modular necks improve the survival rates of total hip arthroplasties performed for congenital hip pathologies. Francesco Castagnini, Federico Giardina, Stefano Lucchini, Barbara Bordini, Francesco Pardo, Francesco Traina. Presentata all’14° Congresso dell’”European Hip Society Congress” tenutosi a Lille, Francia il 10 e 11 settembre 2021.
  • Long-Term registry study comparing short stems versus conventional stems in cementless total hip arthroplasty. Federico Giardina, Stefano Lucchini, Francesco Castagnini, Francesco Pardo, Barbara Bordini, Francesco Traina. Presentata all’14° Congresso dell’”European Hip Society Congress” tenutosi a Lille, Francia il 10 e 11 settembre 2021.
  • Degree of constraint in primary complex knee prostheses: semi-bound vs bound prostheses. C. Fustini, F. Traina, F. Castagnini, F. Giardina, G. Guizzardi, M. Maestri. Presented on November 12, October 2022 at the 105th S.I.O.T. National Congress held in Rome, November 10-12, 2022.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHED IN PRINT

  • Preoperative densitometry oseea (DEXA) in the choice of hip prosthesis fixation technique. Guerra E., Barbanti Bròdano G., Giardina F., Antonietti A., Sama D., Traina F., Toni A. Minerva Chirurgica 2002; 57(3): 143.
  • Lumbar interbody arthrodesis by the posterior route. Barbanti Bròdano G., Bandiera S., Gasbarrini A., De Iure F., Marinelli A., Giardina F., Boriani S. Minerva Chirurgica 2002; 57(3): 144.
  • A new preoperative hip replacement planning system. Traina F., Antonietti A., Giardina F., Sama D., Guerra E., Toni A. Minerva Chirurgica 2002; 57(3): 146.
  • Boriani S., Barbanti Bròdano G., Giardina F., Marinelli A. Spine revision surgery. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2004; 86-B (Supp III): 213.
  • “3rd generation Alumina-on-Alumina in modular hip prosthesis: 13 to 18 years follow up results” Giardina F., Guerra G., Stea S., Bordini B., Sudanese A., Toni A. Orthopaedic Proceedings 2016; 98-B (Supp II): 1.
  • “Can Implant Size Influence Wear And Roughness Of Total Knee Arthroplasty?” Giardina F., Castiello E., Affatato S. Battaglia S. Orthopaedic Proceedings 2016; 98-B (Supp II): 2.

SCIENTIFIC EXHIBIT (CONGRESSIONAL POSTERS)

  • Traina F., Giardina F., Galvani A., Biondi F., Bordini B., Toni A. The high hip center of rotation in THR: what has changed with hard bearing surfaces and modular stem prosthesis. Presented at the 73rd AAOS held in Chicago, U.S.A., March 22-26, 2006.
  • Traina F., Bordini B., Giardina F., Stea S., Toni A. The relationship between obesity and survivorship of total hip and knee prosthesis. Presented at the 77th AAOS held in New Orleans, U.S.A., March 9-13, 2010.
  • Giardina F., Castiello E., Affatato S., Battaglia S. Can implant size influence wear and roughness of total knee arthroplasty? Presented at the “27th I.S.T.A. Congress” held in Kyoto, Japan, September 25-27, 2014.
  • Revision hip arthroplasty due to titanium neck failure: outcomes of 65 cases. Francesco Castagnini, Federico Giardina, Stefano Lucchini, Francesco Pardo, Barbara Bordini, Francesco Traina. Presentata all’14° Congresso del European Hip Society Congress” tenutosi a Lille, Francia il 10 e 11 settembre 2021.
  • Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of culture and chemical-physical examination of synovial fluid in the diagnosis of periprosthetic hip and knee infections. Nicole Puteo, Francesco Castagnini, Federico Giardina, Barbara Bordini, Maurizio Montalti, Marco Rotini, Francesco Traina. Presentata al 41st Annual Meeting of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society tenutasi a Berna dal 12 al 14 ottobre 2023.
  • Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of culture and chemical-physical examination of synovial fluid in the diagnosis of periprosthetic hip and knee infections. Federico Giardina, Nicole Puteo, Barbara Bordini, Maurizio Montalti, Francesco Castagnini, Francesco Traina. Presentata al 41st Annual Meeting of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society tenutasi a Berna dal 12 al 14 ottobre 2023.
  • Unexpected peri-prosthetic infections in revision hip arthroplasties performed for aseptic reasons: case description and outcome evaluation. E. Diquattro, F. Caternicchia, G. Guizzardi, F. Giardina, F. Castagnini, F. Traina. Presented at the 105th S.I.O.T. National Congress held in Rome, November 10-12, 2022.