2022
Gender Differences May Exist in the Presentation, Mechanism of Injury and Outcomes Following Bone Marrow Stimulation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Gianakos A, Williamson E, Mercer N, Kerkhoffs G, Kennedy J. Gender Differences May Exist in the Presentation, Mechanism of Injury and Outcomes Following Bone Marrow Stimulation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2022, 62: 75-79. PMID: 35659478, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow stimulationMale patientsFemale patientsPain scoresOsteochondral lesionsMarrow stimulationCartilage repair tissue (MOCART) scoreSymptomatic osteochondral lesionsAnkle Outcome ScoreShort Form-12Mechanism of injuryMagnetic resonance observationYears postsurgeryClinical outcomesOutcome scoresSurgical outcomesRetrospective analysisAnkle biomechanicsPatientsMedial lesionsLateral lesionsLesionsTissue scoresCartilage morphologyOutcomesClinical Outcomes of Peroneal Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review
Mercer N, Gianakos A, Mercurio A, Kennedy J. Clinical Outcomes of Peroneal Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00364. PMCID: PMC8795031, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReturn to Play and Clinical Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Peroneal Tendon Dislocation and Subluxation
Mercer N, Gianakos A, van Dijk P, Mercurio A, Kerkhoffs G, Kennedy J. Return to Play and Clinical Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Peroneal Tendon Dislocation and Subluxation. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00366. PMCID: PMC8793618, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeroneal tendon dislocationTendon dislocationSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesSurgical interventionSystematic reviewWeighted mean timeMean postoperative scoreMean preoperative scoreOverall clinical outcomeCurrent systematic reviewAOFAS scorePreoperative scoresPostoperative scoresMean ageClinical studiesPatientsSubluxationAvailable evidenceMean timeOutcomesTreatmentScoresRepairMonths
2021
Clinical Outcomes of Peroneal Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review
Mercer N, Gianakos A, Mercurio A, Kennedy J. Clinical Outcomes of Peroneal Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2021, 60: 1008-1013. PMID: 33785239, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Foot and Ankle Related Sex-Specific Analysis Within High-Impact Journals
Gianakos A, George N, Merklein M, Chambers L, Ferkel R, DiGiovanni C, Kennedy J. Foot and Ankle Related Sex-Specific Analysis Within High-Impact Journals. Foot & Ankle International 2019, 41: 356-363. PMID: 31855079, DOI: 10.1177/1071100719894530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-specific analysesSex-matched cohortSex-specific outcomesSignificant differencesPrevalence of footPercent of studiesOrthopaedic FootPatient sexAnkle injuriesTreatment outcomesOrthopaedic literatureIndependent investigatorsLevel IIISubspecialty journalsDemographic characteristicsFemale outcomesOutcomesSexMultifactorial statistical modelCalendar yearFootSignificant improvementTotalHigh-impact journalsPercent
2015
Return to sports and clinical outcomes in patients treated for peroneal tendon dislocation: a systematic review
van Dijk P, Gianakos A, Kerkhoffs G, Kennedy J. Return to sports and clinical outcomes in patients treated for peroneal tendon dislocation: a systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2015, 24: 1155-1164. PMID: 26519186, PMCID: PMC4823328, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3833-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeroneal tendon dislocationBest evidence synthesisTendon dislocationSystematic reviewSurgical treatmentPost-operative AOFAS scoresSurgical treatment techniquesLevel IV studiesDifferent surgical treatment techniquesHigh satisfaction rateAOFAS scoreClinical outcomesSurgical managementRedislocation rateEligible studiesLast searchLevel IVBetter outcomesPatientsSatisfaction rateQuicker returnTreatmentHigh satisfactionOutcomesHigh rate