2022
The Use of Amniotic Membrane for Peripheral Nerve Injury in Lower Extremity Surgical Procedures
Cacace A, Haywood J, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Vrolyk M, Gianakos A, DiGiovanni C, Guss D, Waryasz G. The Use of Amniotic Membrane for Peripheral Nerve Injury in Lower Extremity Surgical Procedures. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00602. PMCID: PMC9663639, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual analogue scorePostoperative visual analogue scoreNerve decompression proceduresAmniotic membraneDecompression proceduresPost-operative visual analogue scorePreoperative visual analogue scoreNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsLower extremity nervesShort-term complicationsNerve decompression surgeryPosterior tibial nerveTime of surgeryPeripheral nerve injurySeries of patientsPost-operative infectionAnti-inflammatory drugsPro-regenerative effectsYears of ageCommon peronealDeep peronealAffected nerveAnalogue scorePostoperative complicationsSuperficial peroneal
2015
Anterolateral Tibial Osteotomy for Accessing Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation
Gianakos A, Hannon C, Ross K, Newman H, Egan C, Deyer T, Kennedy J. Anterolateral Tibial Osteotomy for Accessing Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation. Foot & Ankle International 2015, 36: 531-538. PMID: 25576475, DOI: 10.1177/1071100714563308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous osteochondral transplantationAnterolateral tibial osteotomyTibial osteotomyOutcome scoresOsteochondral transplantationOsteochondral lesionsMagnetic resonance imaging outcomesCystic osteochondral lesionsPrimary treatment strategyAnkle Outcome ScoreFunctional outcome scoresRetrospective case seriesRecords of patientsSeries of patientsRepair siteRepair tissueAverage MOCART scoreT2 mapping MRIBone marrow stimulationCartilage repair tissuePostoperative footLigament disruptionLimited morbidityMagnetic resonance observationCase series