TRAUMATOLOGIA DELLO SPORT - CHIRURGIA DEL GINOCCHIO
DIRIGENTE MEDICO PRESSO IL REPARTO DI ORTOPEDIA E TRAUMATOLOGIA DELL'IRCCS "CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA", SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO
- Specializzato in Ortopedia e Traumatologia con il massimo dei voti presso l'Istituto Ortopedico RIZZOLI DI BOLOGNA
- Laureato in medicina e chirurgia con il massimo dei voti presso l'Università degli studi di FOGGIA
- Fellow presso alcuni dei maggiori centri clinici e di ricerca dedicati alla traumatologia dello sport (II Clinica dell'Istituro Rizzoli, Clinica D'Eich del LUSSEMBURGO, Clinica ASPETAR di Doha in QATAR)
-autore o co-autore di numerosi articoli su riviste internazionali e capitoli di libri
Profilo da ricercatore:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luca-Macchiarola/research
Specializzazioni
- Ortopedia del Ginocchio
- Chirurgia del ginocchio
- Ortopedia della Spalla
- Chirurgia del piede
- Chirurgia della spalla
Formazione
- Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia presso Università degli studi di Foggia (2014)
- Erasmus exchange program presso la Comenius University of Bratislava, Jessenius faculty of Medicine (2011-2012)
- Specializzazione in Ortopedia e Traumatologia presso Universitò degli studi di Bologna, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (2020)
- Fellowship estera presso la Clinica dello Sport del Centro Ospedaliero del Lussemburgo (2020)
- Fellowship Chirurgica estera presso il Centro di Eccellenza FIFA, Aspetar Hospital, Doha, Qatar (2021-2022)
Competenze linguistiche
- Inglese
- Italiano
Premi e riconoscimenti
- JEO best reviewer 2019
- Member of the Reviewer Board of “Medicina”
- Assistant Editor in Chief for “Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics (JEO)”
Pubblicazioni
- Over-The-Top Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Plus Lateral Plasty with Hamstrings in High-School Athletes: Retrospective Evaluation at Minimum 10 Years Follow-Up Alberto Grassi, Nicola Pizza, Luca Macchiarola, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Federico Stefanelli, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Maurilio Marcacci, Stefano Zaffagnini The Knee Oct 2021
- Side‑to‑side anterior tibial translation on monopodal weightbearing radiographs as a sign of knee decompensation in ACL‑deficient kneesLuca Macchiarola · Christophe Jacquet · Jeremie Dor· Stefano Zaffagnini· Caroline Mouton·Romain SeilKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Aug 2021
- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with lateral plasty restores anterior–posterior laxity in the case of concurrent partial medial meniscectomy Stefano Di Paolo · Alberto Grassi · Nicola Pizza · Gian Andrea Lucidi · Giacomo Dal Fabbro · Luca Macchiarola·Stefano Zaffagnini Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Aug 2021
- Good Subjective Outcomes, Stable Knee and High Return to Sport after Tibial Eminence Avulsion Fracture in Children Stefano Stallone, Filippo Selleri, Giovanni Trisolino, Alberto Grassi, Luca Macchiarola, Marina Magnani, Eleonora Olivotto, Stefano Zaffagnini, Stefano Stilli and Fabio Catani Children October 2020
- Anatomy, magnetic resonance and arthroscopy of the popliteal hiatus of the knee: normal aspect and pathological conditions Alberto Grassi, Nicola Pizza, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Luca Macchiarola, Massimiliano Mosca, Stefano Zaffagnini EFORT Open Rev. 2021
- The Lateral Femoral Notch Sign Is Correlated With Increased Rotatory Laxity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Pivot Shift Quantification With A Surgical Navigation System Gian Andrea Lucidi, Alberto Grassi, Stefano Di Paolo, Piero Agostinone Maria Pia Neri, Luca Macchiarola, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, and Stefano Zaffagnini Am J Sports Med. Jan 2021
- Ten-Year Survivorship, Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, and Patient Acceptable Symptom State After Over-the-Top Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With a Lateral Extra-articular Reconstruction. Analysis of 267 Consecutive Cases Alberto Grassi, Luca Macchiarola, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Annamaria Silvestri, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Maurilio Marcacci, Stefano Zaffagnini Am J Sports Med. Jan 2021
- Knee position at the moment of bone bruise could reflect the late phase of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury rather than the mechanisms leading to ligament failure Alberto Grassi, Piero Agostinone, Stefano Di Paolo, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Luca Macchiarola, Marco Bontempi, Gregorio Marchiori, Laura Bragonzoni, Stefano Zaffagnini Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Mar 2021
- Satisfactory clinical results and low failure rate of medial collagen meniscus implant (CMI) at a minimum 20 years of follow‐up Gian Andrea Lucidi, Alberto Grassi, Belal Bashar Hamdan Al‐zu’bi, Luca Macchiarola, Piero Agostinone, Maurilio Marcacci, Stefano Zafagnini Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Apr 2021
- In Vivo Kinematic Analysis of Lateral Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Soft Tissue Fixation. Macchiarola L, Di Paolo S, Grassi A, et al Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. May 2021.
- Minimum 10-Year Clinical Outcome of Lateral Collagen Meniscal Implants for the Replacement of Partial Lateral Meniscal Defects Further Results From a Prospective Multicenter Study Alberto Grassi,*† MD, Gian Andrea Lucidi,† MD, Giuseppe Filardo,‡ MD, PhD, Piero Agostinone,† Luca Macchiarola,† MD, Paolo Bulgheroni,§ MD, Erica Bulgheroni,k MD, and Stefano Zaffagnini,† MD Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. May 2021.
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Plasty in High-Risk Young Adolescents: Revisions, Subjective Evaluation, and the Role of Surgical Timing on Meniscal Preservation Alberto Grassi, MD,† Luca Macchiarola, MD,*† Gian Andrea Lucidi, MD,† Giacomo Dal Fabbro, MD,† Massimilano Mosca, MD,† Silvio Caravelli, MD,† and Stefano Zaffagnini, Prof† Sports Health May 2021
- Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Is an Effective Treatment in Patients Older Than 50 Years but Yields Inferior Results Compared With Younger Patients: A Case-Control Study.Zaffagnini S, Grassi A, Macchiarola L, Stefanelli F, Coco V, Marcacci M, Andriolo L, Filardo G.Arthroscopy. 2019 Aug
- The Contribution of Partial Meniscectomy to Preoperative Laxity and Laxity After Anatomic Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: In Vivo Kinematics With Navigation.Grassi A, Di Paolo S, Lucidi GA, Macchiarola L, Raggi F, Zaffagnini S.Am J Sports Med. 2019 Nov
- Epidemiology of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Italian First Division Soccer Players.Grassi A, Macchiarola L, Filippini M, Lucidi GA, Della Villa F, Zaffagnini S. Sports Health. 2019 Dec Am J Sports Med. 2020 Jan
- More Than a 2-Fold Risk of Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Compared With Ipsilateral Graft Failure 10 Years After Primary Reconstruction.Grassi A, Macchiarola L, Lucidi GA, Stefanelli F, Neri M, Silvestri A, Della Villa F, Zaffagnini S.
- Hamstring grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction show better magnetic resonance features when tibial insertion is preservedAlberto Grassi Marco Casali Luca Macchiarola Gian Andrea Lucidi Ilaria Cucurnia Giuseppe Filardo Nicola Francesco Lopomo Stefano ZafagninKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc March 2020
- The Italian cross‐cultural adaptations of the paediatric International Knee Documentation Committee Score and the Hospital for Special Surgery Paediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale are reliable instruments in paediatric population Luca Macchiarola Alberto Grassi Stefano Di Paolo Nicola Pizza Giovanni Trisolino Stefano Stallone Stefano Stilli Stefano ZafagniniKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc March 2020
- Long-term Outcomes and Survivorship of Fresh-Frozen Meniscal Allograft Transplant With Soft Tissue Fixation Minimum 10-Year Follow-up StudyAlberto Grassi, Luca Macchiarola, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Vito Coco, Iacopo Romandini, Giuseppe Filardo, Maria Pia Neri, Maurilio Marcacci, Stefano ZaffagniniAm J Sports Med. 2020 July
- Good results are reported at 60‑month follow‑up after medial patello‑femoral ligament reconstruction with fascia lata allograft for recurrent patellar dislocationGiulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli, Giada Lullini, Alberto Grassi, Luca Macchiarola, Eugenio Cammisa, Bruna Maccaferri, Vito Gaetano Rinaldi, Stefano Di Paolo, Stefano ZaffagniniKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. July 2020
- Rapid Posterior Tibial Reduction After Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture Mechanism Description From a Video AnalysisAlberto Grassi, MD, Filippo Tosarelli, MD, Piero Agostinone, MD, Luca Macchiarola, MD, Stefano Zaffagnini, Prof, Francesco Della Villa, MDSports Health July 2020
- Higher risk of contralateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury within 2 years after ACL reconstruction in under-18-year-old patients with steep tibial plateau slope Alberto Grassi, Nicola Pizza, Jacopo Zambon Bertoja, Luca Macchiarola, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Stefano Zaffagnini Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. August 2020
- Grafting and fixation of proximal humeral aseptic non-union: a prospective case series.Rollo G, Rotini R, Pichierri P, Giaracuni M, Stasi A, Macchiarola L, Bisaccia M, Meccariello L.Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab. 2017 Sep-Dec
- In-vivo pivot-shift test measured with inertial sensors correlates with the IKDC grade Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli, Cecilia Signorelli, Alberto Grassi, Tommaso Roberti di Sarsina, Federico Raggi, Giuseppe Carbone, Luca Macchiarola,Vittorio Vaccari, Stefano Zaffagnini JISAKOS 2018
- Does Donor Age of Non-irradiated Achilles Tendon Allograft Influence Mid-Term Results of Revision ACL Reconstruction?Zaffagnini S, Roberti di Sarsina T, Bonanzinga T, Nitri M, Macchiarola L, Stefanelli F, Lucidi G, Grassi A.Joints. 2018 Feb
- Anatomical features of tibia and femur: Influence on laxity in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee.Grassi A, Signorelli C, Urrizola F, Raggi F, Macchiarola L, Bonanzinga T, Zaffagnini S.Knee. 2018 Aug;25
- Medial and lateral meniscus have a different role in kinematics of the ACL-deficient knee: a systematic reviewAlberto Grassi, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Stefano Di Paolo, Federico Stefanelli, Luca Macchiarola, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Stefano ZaffagniniJISAKOS 2019
- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with an all-epiphyseal "over-the-top" technique is safe and shows low rate of failure in skeletally immature athletes.Roberti di Sarsina T, Macchiarola L, Signorelli C, Grassi A, Raggi F, Marcheggiani Muccioli GM, Zaffagnini S.Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Feb;
- Triaxial accelerometer can quantify the Lachman test similarly to standard arthrometers.Raggi F, Roberti di Sarsina T, Signorelli C, Marcheggiani Muccioli GM, Macchiarola L, Cucurnia I, Romagnoli M, Grassi A, Zaffagnini S.Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Aug
- Steep Posterior Tibial Slope, Anterior Tibial Subluxation, Deep Posterior Lateral Femoral Condyle, and Meniscal Deficiency Are Common Findings in Multiple Anterior Cruciate Ligament Failures: An MRI Case-Control Study.Grassi A, Macchiarola L, Urrizola Barrientos F, Zicaro JP, Costa Paz M, Adravanti P, Dini F, Zaffagnini S.Am J Sports Med. 2019 Feb
- Patients With Failed Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Have an Increased Posterior Lateral Tibial Plateau Slope: A Case-Controlled Study.Grassi A, Signorelli C, Urrizola F, Macchiarola L, Raggi F, Mosca M, Samuelsson K, Zaffagnini S.Arthroscopy. 2019 Apr
- The biomechanical role of meniscal allograft transplantation and preliminary in-vivo kinematic evaluation.Zaffagnini S, Di Paolo S, Stefanelli F, Dal Fabbro G, Macchiarola L, Lucidi GA, Grassi A.J Exp Orthop. 2019 Jun
- ACL reconstruction with lateral plasty reduces translational and rotatory laxity compared to anatomical single bundle and non-anatomical double bundle surgery: An in vivo kinematic evaluation with navigation system. Grassi A, Signorelli C, Lucidi GA, Raggi F, Macchiarola L, Roberti Di Sarsina T, Muccioli GMM, Filardo G, Zaffagnini S.Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2019 Oct
- Surgical Timing in Combined Ligamentous Injuries Alberto Grassi, Tommaso Roberti di Sarsina,Gian Andrea Lucidi, Federico Raggi,Luca Macchiarola, and Stefano Zaffagnini F. Margheritini et al. (eds.), Complex Knee Ligament Injuries,2019
- Eminentia Fractures Stefano Zaffagnini, Alberto Grassi, Federico Raggi, Luca Macchiarola, Federico Stefanelli, Ilaria Cucurnia, and Matteo Romagnoli M. N. Doral et al. (eds.), Intraarticular Fractures,2019
- Common Scales and Checklists in Sports Medicine Research Alberto Grassi, Luca Macchiarola, Marco Casali, Ilaria Cucurnia, and Stefano Zaffagnini V. Musahl et al. (eds.), Basic Methods Handbook for Clinical Orthopaedic Research, 2019
- Knee Injuries In Soccer Stefano Zaffagnini, Alberto Grassi, Luca Macchiarola, Massimo Pirone, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Nicola Pizza, Piero Agostinone Giannini et al. Soccer Diseases; 2020
- Anatomic Instability Factors: Principals and Secondary for Patellar Instability Stefano Zaffagnini, Nicola Pizza, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Massimo Pirone, Luca Macchiarola, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Federico Stefanelli, and Alberto Grassi In: Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. May 2020
- Collagen Meniscus Implant (CMI): Features, Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes Stefano Zaffagnini, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Luca Macchiarola, Alberto Grassi. ISAKOS NEWSLETTER 2020: VOLUME I
- Unstable Type III Wrisberg-typeLateral Discoid Meniscus:All-inside Arthroscopic Repair Alberto Grassi, Nicola Pizza, Luca Macchiarola, Stefano Zaffagnini Video Journal of Sports Medicine 2021
- Biomechanics of the lateral meniscus: evidences from narrative review Stefano Di Paolo, Alberto Grassi, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Luca Macchiarola, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Stefano Zaffagnini Ann Joint 2021
- The hypermobile and unstable lateral meniscus: a narrative review of the anatomy, biomechanics, diagnosis and treatment options Wouter Beel, Luca Macchiarola, Caroline Mouton, Lior Laver, Romain Seil Ann Joint 2021
- Meniscus Biomechanics Alberto Grassi, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Stefano Di Paolo, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Luca Macchiarola, Khalid Al-Khelaifi et al. In book: Orthopaedic Biomechanics in Sports Medicine
- Total knee replacement: intraoperative and postoperative kinematic assessment. Bontempi M, Cardinale U, Bragonzoni L, Macchiarola L, Grassi A, Signorelli C, Marcheggiani Muccioli GM, Zaffagnini S.Acta Biomed. 2017 Jun 7
- Anterior cruciate ligament revision with Achilles tendon allograft in young athletes. Zaffagnini S, Grassi A, Marcheggiani Muccioli GM, Roberti Di Sarsina T, Macchiarola L, Mosca M, Neri MP, Marcacci M. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2018 Apr;
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Combination With an Extra-Articular Tenodesis Stefano Zaffagnini,,Tommaso Roberti Di Sarsina, Luca Macchiarola, Alberto Grassi,Federico Raggi, Cecilia Signorelli, MaurilioMarcacci Operative Tech in Orthopaedics 2017
- Use of external fixator pre- and post-reconstruction in the multiligament injured knee Gian Andrea Lucidi, Alberto Grassi, Ilaria Cucurnia, Luca Macchiarola, Stefano Zaffagnini Ann Joint 2018
- Laxity-Based Return to Play Stefano Zaffagnini, Luca Macchiarola, Ilaria Cucurnia, Alberto Grassi, and Cecilia Signorelli V. Musahl et al. (eds.), Return to Play in Football, 2018
- Anatomic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction vs. non-anatomic ACL reconstruction with lateral tenodesis Gian Andrea Lucidi, Alberto Grassi, Tommaso Roberti di Sarsina, Luca Macchiarola, Stefano Zaffagnini Ann Joint 2018
Patologie trattate
- Artrite
- Articolazione
- Protesi
- Artropatia
- Traumatologia
- rotula
- legamento crociato
- menisco
- cartilagine
- condropatia
- lesione menisco
- osteotomia
- ginocchio varo
- ginocchio valgo
- lussazione rotula
- lussazione spalla
- caviglia
- Distorsione
- trapianto menisco
- ricostruzione crociato
- crociato
- crociato anteriore
- crociato posteriore
- necrosi
- osteonecrosi
- artroscopia