| Improving performances of the knee replacement surgery process by applying DMAIC principles G Improta, G Balato, M Romano, AM Ponsiglione, E Raiola, MA Russo, ... Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 23 (6), 1401-1407, 2017 | 117 | 2017 |
| L ean S ix S igma: a new approach to the management of patients undergoing prosthetic hip replacement surgery G Improta, G Balato, M Romano, F Carpentieri, P Bifulco, ... Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 21 (4), 662-672, 2015 | 97 | 2015 |
| Lean Six Sigma in healthcare: fast track surgery for patients undergoing prosthetic hip replacement surgery G Improta, G Balato, C Ricciardi, MA Russo, I Santalucia, M Triassi, ... The TQM Journal 31 (4), 526-540, 2019 | 87 | 2019 |
| Preliminary focus on the mechanical and antibacterial activity of a PMMA-based bone cement loaded with gold nanoparticles T Russo, A Gloria, R De Santis, U D'amora, G Balato, A Vollaro, O Oliviero, ... Bioactive materials 2 (3), 156-161, 2017 | 85 | 2017 |
| Sonication of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers in a two-stage revision protocol for infected joint arthroplasty M Mariconda, T Ascione, G Balato, R Rotondo, F Smeraglia, GG Costa, ... BMC musculoskeletal disorders 14, 1-8, 2013 | 80 | 2013 |
| The difficult primary total knee arthroplasty: a review A Baldini, L Castellani, F Traverso, A Balatri, G Balato, V Franceschini The bone & joint journal 97 (10_Supple_A), 30-39, 2015 | 74 | 2015 |
| Surgical options for chronic patellar tendon rupture in total knee arthroplasty A Lamberti, G Balato, PP Summa, A Rajgopal, A Vasdev, A Baldini Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 26, 1429-1435, 2018 | 62 | 2018 |
| Fast track surgery for knee replacement surgery: a lean six sigma approach C Ricciardi, G Balato, M Romano, I Santalucia, M Cesarelli, G Improta The TQM Journal 32 (3), 461-474, 2020 | 61 | 2020 |
| Long-term clinical results and MRI changes after autologous chondrocyte implantation in the knee of young and active middle aged patients D Rosa, G Balato, G Ciaramella, E Soscia, G Improta, M Triassi Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 17, 55-62, 2016 | 59 | 2016 |
| Knee septic arthritis after arthroscopy: incidence, risk factors, functional outcome, and infection eradication rate G Balato, SL Di Donato, T Ascione, A D'Addona, F Smeraglia, G Di Vico, ... Joints 5 (02), 107-113, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
| Factors related to outcome of early and delayed prosthetic joint infections T Ascione, P Pagliano, M Mariconda, R Rotondo, G Balato, A Toro, ... Journal of Infection 70 (1), 30-36, 2015 | 54 | 2015 |
| Surgical results and factors influencing outcome in patients with posterior wall acetabular fracture R Pascarella, S Cerbasi, R Politano, G Balato, R Fantasia, G Orabona, ... Injury 48 (8), 1819-1824, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
| Continuous antibiotic therapy can reduce recurrence of prosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing 2-stage exchange T Ascione, G Balato, M Mariconda, R Rotondo, A Baldini, P Pagliano The Journal of Arthroplasty 34 (4), 704-709, 2019 | 47 | 2019 |
| Diagnostic accuracy of synovial fluid, blood markers, and microbiological testing in chronic knee prosthetic infections G Balato, V Franceschini, T Ascione, A Lamberti, F Balboni, A Baldini Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 138, 165-171, 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
| High performance of α-defensin lateral flow assay (Synovasure) in the diagnosis of chronic knee prosthetic infections G Balato, V Franceschini, T Ascione, A Lamberti, M D’Amato, A Ensini, ... Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 26, 1717-1722, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
| Oral therapy, microbiological findings, and comorbidity influence the outcome of prosthetic joint infections undergoing 2-stage exchange T Ascione, P Pagliano, G Balato, M Mariconda, R Rotondo, S Esposito The Journal of Arthroplasty 32 (7), 2239-2243, 2017 | 40 | 2017 |
| Re-infection rates and clinical outcomes following arthrodesis with intramedullary nail and external fixator for infected knee prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. G Balato, M Rizzo, T Ascione, F Smeraglia, M Mariconda BMC musculoskeletal disorders 19, 1-10, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
| Correlation between time from injury to surgery and the prevalence of ramp and hidden lesions during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A new diagnostic algorithm G Di Vico, SL Di Donato, G Balato, G Correra, A D’Addona, N Maffulli, ... Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal 7 (3), 491, 2017 | 36 | 2017 |
| Partial trapeziectomy and pyrocarbon interpositional arthroplasty for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: minimum 8-year follow-up F Smeraglia, S Barrera-Ochoa, G Mendez-Sanchez, MA Basso, G Balato, ... Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 45 (5), 472-476, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
| Laboratory-based versus qualitative assessment of α-defensin in periprosthetic hip and knee infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis G Balato, V De Matteo, T Ascione, SL Di Donato, C De Franco, ... Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 140, 293-301, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
