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 morphologyOutcomes
2020
Sex- and Gender-specific Analysis in Orthopaedic Studies.
Gianakos A, George N, Pinninti A, Kwan S, LaPorte D, Mulcahey M. Sex- and Gender-specific Analysis in Orthopaedic Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2020, 478: 1482-1488. PMID: 32281769, PMCID: PMC7310522, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral orthopaedic journalsGender-specific analysisSubspecialty journalsOrthopaedic studiesOrthopaedic journalsHealth needsProportion of patientsCase-control studyPrevalence of injuriesWomen's health needsOutcomes of interestMultifactorial statistical modelGreater percentageGender-related differencesInjury patternsDisease progressionOrthopedic injuriesWomen patientsTreatment outcomesOrthopaedic surgery journalsStudy populationProportion of studiesPatientsSports medicineIndividual study level
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnkleFemaleFootHumansJournal Impact FactorMaleOrthopedicsPeriodicals as TopicSex FactorsSports MedicineConceptsSex-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