Improved Clinical Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction of In-Office Needle Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Posterior Ankle Impingement
Mercer N, Samsonov A, Dankert J, Gianakos A, Stornebrink T, Delmonte R, Kerkhoffs G, Kennedy J. Improved Clinical Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction of In-Office Needle Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Posterior Ankle Impingement. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2022, 4: e629-e638. PMID: 35494297, PMCID: PMC9042901, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior ankle impingement syndromeClinical outcomesPatient satisfactionMedian timeOutcome scoresNeedle arthroscopyOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interferenceShort-term clinical outcomesExcellent patient-reported outcomesTherapeutic case seriesRetrospective cohort studySignificant pain reductionAnkle impingement syndromePain intensity scoresPostoperative outcome scoresAnkle Outcome ScoreLow complication ratePosterior ankle impingementPatient-reported outcomesSports activitiesImproved clinical outcomesHigh patient satisfactionQuality of lifeOffice needle arthroscopyWilcoxon signed-rank testLong-Term Outcomes of Autograft Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Eight to Twelve Years Follow-Up
Gianakos A, Mercer N, Dankert J, Kennedy J. Long-Term Outcomes of Autograft Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Eight to Twelve Years Follow-Up. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00206. PMCID: PMC8795146, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous osteochondral transplantationPain subscaleRadiographic outcomesOsteochondral transplantationOsteochondral lesionsShort Form-12 (SF-12) general health questionnaireOverall clinical failure rateMean MOCART scoreMean SF-12Ankle Outcome ScoreMean VAS scoreRetrospective case seriesClinical failure rateTreatment of OLTPost-operative MRITotal ankle replacementTreatment of lesionsGeneral Health QuestionnaireQuality of lifeAnkle debridementCartilage repair tissueVAS scoresAdditional surgeryMagnetic resonance observationCase series