1972, for the study “Percutaneous intramedullary fixation of Francisco A. S. Cafalli, Dr. Cafalli, or simply Cafalli, as he liked to be called by his friends, was born in São Paulo, the son of Italians, and always stood out because of his unparalleled politeness, tenacity and intelligence. He completed his middle and high school education with honorable mentions at the Dante Alighieri Italian-B...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify strategies to transfer responsibility of the maintenance of the results of lymphedema treatment to the patient. METHODS Maintenance of the reduction of edema was evaluated in a prospective clinical trial in patients with Stage II leg lymphedema. Twenty-one lymphedematous lower limbs were evaluated in Clínica Godoy in 2014 and 2016. The evaluatio...