Publication in Shoulder topics:
1. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty with a cementless short metaphyseal humeral implant without a stem: clinical and radiologic outcomes in prospective 2- to 7-year follow-up study. Levy O, Narvani A, Hous N, Abraham R, Relwani J, Pradhan R, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Aug;25(8):1362-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.017.
PMID: 26923308
2. The prevalence of os acromiale in Patients with massive rotator cuff tears, E Atoun,A Narvani, G Sforza, L Young, E Rath, O Levy.
Int. J. of Orth 2016 April 13; 3(2): 525-527
ISSN 2313-1462(Online)
3. New variant of the treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with System Tight
Rope in mini -open: preliminary clinical study, A Panella1, A Notarnicola1, P Damato1, G Sforza2, G Solarino1, C Mori1, C Margiotta1, B Moretti1 Archives of Trauma Research. Inpress: e30770 , DOI: 10.5812/atr.30770, epub: Aug 3, 2016
4. Acromioclavicular joint acceleration-deceleration injury as a cause of persistent shoulder pain: Outcome after arthroscopic resection.
Atoun E, Bano AA, Tongel AV, Narvani A, Sforza G, Levy O.
Indian J Orthop. 2014 Mar;48(2):193-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.128764.
5. Medium to long-term outcome of thoracoscapular arthrodesis with screw fixation for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Van Tongel A, Atoun E, Narvani A, Sforza G, Copeland S, Levy O.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Aug 7;95(15):1404-8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01097.
6. Narvani AA, Atoun E, Van Tongel A, Sforza G, Levy O. The “anchor shape” technique for long head of the biceps tenotomy to avoid the popeye deformity. Arthrosc Tech. 2013 May 11;2(2):e167-70. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2013.01.008. Print 2013 May. PubMed PMID: 23875145; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3716228.
7. Van Tongel A, Atoun E, Narvani A, Sforza G, Levy O. The ‘hand squeeze’ test for posterior ‘muscle patterning instability’ of the shoulder. Acta Orthop Belg. 2013 Feb;79(1):31-5. PubMed PMID: 23547512.
8. Atoun E, Narvani A, Even T, Dabasia H, Van Tongel A, Sforza G, Levy O. Management of first-time dislocations of the shoulder in patients older than 40 years: the prevalence of iatrogenic fracture. J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Apr;27(4):190-3. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31826576f8. PubMed PMID: 22810551.
9. Atoun E, van Tongel A, Narvani A, Rath E, Sforza G, Levy O. Arthroscopically assisted internal fixation of the symptomatic unstable os acromiale with absorbable screws. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 Dec;21(12):1740-5. doi:
10.1016/j.jse.2011.12.011. Epub 2012 Apr 21. PubMed PMID: 22521390.
10 Hughes, A., Even, T., Narvani, A.A.,Atoun, E., Van Tongel, A., Sforza, G.,Levy, O. Pattern and time phase of shoulder function and power recovery after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 2012, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 21 (10) , pp. 1299-1303
10. Van Tongel, A., Rosa, F., Heffernan, G., Levy, O., Sforza, G. Long-term result after traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation: What works best? 2011, Musculoskeletal Surgery 95 (SUPP) , pp. S65-S70
11 Levy, O., Haddo, O., Sforza, G.,Copeland, S., Rath, E.”Put your ‘extended’ finger on the bleeder”: The use of direct pressure from the shaver blade to achieve hemostasis. Arthroscopy – Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 2011, 27 (6) , pp. 867-869
12. S. Copeland, G. Sforza: How I perform resurfacing shoulder replacement.
Shoulder & Elbow, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2010, Pages: 209–214,
13. E. Pearse, J. Bruguera, S. Massoud, G. Sforza, S. Copeland, O. Levy.
Arthroscopic Management of the Painful Snapping Scapula Arthroscopy: Vol 22, No 7 (july), 2006, pp 755-761
14 G. Sforza, O. Levy.
Post-traumatic locked dislocation of congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2005 May-Jun;14(3):336-7
15. S. Thomas, G. Sforza, O. Levy, S. Copeland.
Geometrical analysis of Copeland surface replacement shoulder arthroplasty in relation to normal anatomy.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2005 Mar-Apr;14(2):186-92
16. Levy O, Funk L, Sforza G, Copeland SA.
Copeland surface replacement arthroplasty of the shoulder in rheumatoid arthritis.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Mar;86-A(3):512-8.
17. Tytherleigh-Strong GM, Levy O, Sforza G, Copeland SA.
The role of arthroscopy for the problem shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2002 May-Jun;11(3):230-4.
18. Tytherleigh-Strong G, Gill J, Sforza G, Copeland S, Levy O.
Reossification and fusion across the acromioclavicular joint after arthroscopic acromioplasty and distal clavicle resection.
Arthroscopy. 2001 Nov-Dec;17(9):E36.
19. Levy O, Wilson M, Williams H, Bruguera JA, Dodenhoff R, Sforza G, Copeland S. Thermal capsular shrinkage for shoulder instability. Mid-term longitudinal outcome study.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2001 Jul;83(5):640-5.
20. Salomonsson B, Sforza G, Revay S, Abbaszadegan H, Jonsson U. Atraumatic shoulder instability. Discussion of classification and results after
capsular imbrication.
Scand J Med Sci Sports. 1998 Dec;8(6):398-404.
21. S.A. Copeland, O. Levy, G. Sforza
“La protesi di rivestimento di spalla: indicazioni e limiti”
Archivio di ortopedia e reumatologia Volume 116, n. 3, 2005 – 10261
Books on Shoulder topic:
22. From the book: Le fratture dell’omero prossimale nel paziente anziano, Timeo editore, November 2014, pp 181-202. ISBN 978-88-97162-52-0.
Fratture dell’omero prossimale: quali protesi per quali fratture.
G. Sforza, P Consigliere, C Aravena, O Levy.
23. Chapter in the book: Arthroscopy Basic to Advanced Randelli, P., Dejour, D., van Dijk, C.N., Denti, M., Seil, R. (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-662-49376-2, © 2016,
Subacromial Impingement
G. Sforza, P Consigliere.
24. Vall M, Natera L, Witney-Lagen C, Imam MA, Narvani AA, Sforza G, Levy O, Relwani J, Consigliere P. Reverse shoulder replacement versus Hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fracture in elderly patients: a systematic review.
Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Dec;106(4):357-367. doi: 10.1007/s12306-022-00761-y. Epub 2022 Aug 16. Erratum in: Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Sep 8;:
PMID: 35974216.
25. Consigliere P, Witney-Lagen C, Natera L, Sforza G, Bruguera J, Abraham R, Atoun E, Levy O. Outcome of a metaphyseal reverse total shoulder replacement in rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Sep;106(3):257-268.
doi: 10.1007/s12306-021-00706-x. Epub 2021 Mar 30. PMID: 33783764.
26. Virani S, Leonidou A, Panagopoulos G, Holmes N, Sforza G, Relwani J, Levy O. Management of glenoid bone loss with impaction and structural bone grafting in reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 May 22. doi: 10.1007/s12306-022-00747-w. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35598252.
27. Panagopoulos GN, Pugliese M, Leonidou A, Butt F, Jaibaji M,
Megaloikonomos PD, Consigliere P, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O. Acute versus delayed reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures: a consecutive cohort study.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Feb;31(2):276-285. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.07.003. Epub 2021
Aug 13. PMID: 34400290.
28. Panagopoulos G, Picca G, Adamczyk A, Leonidou A, Consigliere P,
Sforza G, Atoun E, Rath E, Levy O. The “purse string” technique for anterior Glenohumeral instability: long-term results 7-13-year follow-up. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03426-5. Epub ahead of print.
PMID:36350404.
29. Consigliere, P., Ray, A., Witney-Lagen, C., Bernasconi, A., Mariani, L., Piscitelli, L., Natera, L., Buch, B., Atoun, E., Sforza, G., & Levy, O. (2022). The influence of preoperative teres minor muscle fatty degeneration on active external rotation following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Seminars in Arthroplasty, 32(1), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sart.2021.09.001,
Published – 1 Mar 2022
30. Leonidou A, Virani S, Panagopoulos G, Sforza G, Atoun E, Consigliere P, Levy O. Minimally invasive fixation with modified palm tree technique for proximal humerus fractures: Outcomes in a series of 132 patients. J Clin Orthop Trauma.
2021 Jan 29;17:11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.01.010. PMID: 33717967; PMCID: PMC7920127
31. – Ferrando A, Natera L, Buch B, Consigliere P, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O. Software simulations of changing offsets and thus soft tissue tension when revising anatomic to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in convertible platform systems. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2021 May;31(4):611-619. doi: 10.1007/s00590-020-02812-1. Epub 2020 Oct 22. PMID: 33090267. 9/9/2020 Virtual SECEC Meeting 2020
32. Lee J, Consigliere P, Fawzy E, Mariani L, Witney-Lagen C, Natera L, Buch B, Atoun E, Sforza G, Amar E, Levy O. Accelerated rehabilitation following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Sep;30(9):e545-e557. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.11.017. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PMID: 33418090.
33. Arthroscopic treatment of antero-inferior shoulder instability with the “purse-string” technique (PST): long-term results
Giornale Italiano di Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2019;45:240-249; doi: 10.32050/0390-0134-200
Girolamo Picca, Giuseppe Sforza, Ofer Levy, Biagio Moretti
34. Subacromial impingement syndrome: management challenges
Paolo Consigliere, Omar Haddo, Ofer Levy, Giuseppe Sforza,
Orthopedic Research and Reviews 2018:10 83–91
35. The “Purse String” Procedure For Recurrent Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: a simple technique to achieve Bankart repair, capsular shift and a Good Labral Bumper. L.Natera, P. Consigliere, C. Witney-Lagen, J. Bruguera, G. Sforza, E. Atoun, O. Levy – Arthroscopy Techniques, 2017, Vol. 6, Issue 4, e1245–e1251
36. The “Parachute” Technique: a Simple and Effective Single-Row Procedure to Achieve an Increased Contact Area Between The Cuff-Tendon And Its Footprint. L.Natera, P. Consigliere, C. Witney-Lagen, J. Bruguera, G. Sforza, E. Atoun, O. Levy – Arthroscopy Techniques, 2017, Vol. 6, Issue 5, e1903–e1909
37. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty with a cementless short metaphyseal humeral implant without a stem: clinical and radiologic outcomes in prospective 2- to 7-year follow-up study.
Levy O, Narvani A, Hous N, Abraham R, Relwani J, Pradhan R, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Aug;25(8):1362-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.017.
PMID: 26923308
38. Correction to: Reverse shoulder replacement versus hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fracture in elderly patients: a systematic review.
Vall M, Natera L, Witney-Lagen C, Imam MA, Narvani AA, Sforza G, Levy O, Relwani J, Consigliere P.
Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Dec;106(4):369. doi: 10.1007/s12306-022-00762-x.
PMID: 36074241 No abstract available.
Paper published October 2023- October 2024
1) “On-table reconstruction of radial head, an ex situ procedure for comminuted fractures” has been accepted for publication in European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences.
Communication: Reference number: Art. 06 – PM. 34283.
Publication in general Orthopaedics
1. R. Laforgia, A. Casto, G. Sforza. “Congenital luxation of the knee”
Il Ginocchio-The Knee, num.16/1996,pp 41-54.
2. G. De Giorgi, P. Cinnella, G. Sforza
“The area of arthrodesis in the Cotrel-Dubousset technique in idiopathic scoliosis” Progressi in Patologia Vertebrale-Progresses in Vertebral patology Vol.XVI/1993 pag 27-33
3. G. De Giorgi, G. Sforza, P. Cinnella,
“Biomechanics and functional anatomy af the lumbar intervertebral facet”
Progressi in Patologia Vertebrale-Progresses in Vertebral patology, Suppl Vol. XIX/1996 pag 95-103. V