2024
Hormonal Fluctuation and Ankle Instability in Women—Is There a Correlation?
Hartman H, Fehr S, Gianakos A. Hormonal Fluctuation and Ankle Instability in Women—Is There a Correlation? Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2024, 9: 24730114241300140. PMID: 39610646, PMCID: PMC11603572, DOI: 10.1177/24730114241300140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnkle joint laxityAnkle instabilityAnkle stabilitySway rateFemale athletesIncidence of ankle sprainsChronic ankle instabilityLigamentous laxityJoint laxityPostural swayAnkle sprainFollicular phaseInjury preventionLateral gastrocnemiusPeroneus longusHormonal fluctuationsTibialis anteriorImpaired balanceAnkleSystematic reviewCochrane Library databasesPRISMA guidelinesAthletesMenstrual cycle phaseDecreased muscleSex specific considerations in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete: State of the art
Gianakos A, Arias C, Batailler C, Servien E, Mulcahey M. Sex specific considerations in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete: State of the art. Journal Of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2024, 9: 100325. PMID: 39343300, DOI: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.100325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryFemale athletesSex-specific considerationsACL injuryNon-contact ACL injuryRate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryIncreasing participation of femalesParticipation of femalesRehabilitation treatment strategiesReturn to sportIdentified risk factorsIncreased participationAthletesRisk factorsSportsACL reconstructionSex-specificACLTreatment strategiesInjuryReturnEnvironmental factorsSpecific considerations
2023
Ankle Injuries in Female Athletes
Wingo T, Gianakos A, Mulcahey M. Ankle Injuries in Female Athletes. Operative Techniques In Sports Medicine 2023, 31: 151023. DOI: 10.1016/j.otsm.2023.151023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnkle injuriesFemale athletesFemale athletic populationSpecific injury patternsSex-specific treatmentsPrevalence of injuriesSyndesmotic sprainsInjury patternsAthletic populationImproved careChronic instabilityInjuryRehabilitation strategiesAthletesConcomitant increaseMale counterpartsSprainsPopulationPrevalenceIncidenceLigamentCare
2022
Rehabilitation and Return to Sport of Female Athletes
Gianakos A, Abdelmoneim A, Kerkhoffs G, Mulcahey M. Rehabilitation and Return to Sport of Female Athletes. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2022, 4: e247-e253. PMID: 35141558, PMCID: PMC8811489, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 21 Overuse Injuries in Females
Gianakos A, Buzin S, Mulcahey M. Chapter 21 Overuse Injuries in Females. 2022, 249-260. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-75985-4.00004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Sex-Related Differences in Hip Injury Rates and Strength and Conditioning
Gianakos A, Yurek J, Mulcahey M. Sex-Related Differences in Hip Injury Rates and Strength and Conditioning. Clinics In Sports Medicine 2021, 40: 399-408. PMID: 33673895, DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury ratesLateral center-edge angleFemale athletesCenter-edge angleSex-related differencesClinical presentationHip injuriesInjury patternsHip pathologyAthlete's returnAthletic populationPelvic tiltKnee biomechanicsAnatomic differencesFemoral versionRehabilitation strategiesTreatmentAthletesMalesDifferencesResult of contactInjuryPathology