2024
Can ChatGPT-4 Diagnose and Treat Like an Orthopaedic Surgeon? Testing Clinical Decision Making and Diagnostic Ability in Soft-Tissue Pathologies of the Foot and Ankle.
Hartman H, Essis M, Tung W, Oh I, Peden S, Gianakos A. Can ChatGPT-4 Diagnose and Treat Like an Orthopaedic Surgeon? Testing Clinical Decision Making and Diagnostic Ability in Soft-Tissue Pathologies of the Foot and Ankle. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024 PMID: 39442011, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAverage sum scoreOrthopaedic surgeonsProfessional licensure examinationPatient education materialsDecision-making capacityClinical decision makingAnkle pathologyAnkle casesTreatment optionsAnkleEducational materialsSum scoreLicensure ExaminationLikert scaleLower scoresCriterion 5Higher scoresSubgroup analysisFootAlternative treatment optionCriterion 1Criterion 2ScoresSoft tissue pathologySurgeon evaluationHormonal 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 muscleNeurologic Complications Following Peripheral Nerve Block in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Balboni J, Kermanshahi N, Kregling C, Webber K, Tung W, Fram B, Gianakos A. Neurologic Complications Following Peripheral Nerve Block in Foot and Ankle Surgery. JBJS Reviews 2024, 12: e24.00081. DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.rvw.24.00081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral nerve blocksAnkle surgeryNeurological complicationsComplication rateNerve blockNerve injuryDescription of levels of evidenceMotor nerve dysfunctionIncidence of postoperative neurological complicationsLevel of evidenceRisk of nerve injuryLong-lasting symptomsPostoperative neurological complicationsPatient-specific factorsMotor compromiseAnkleChronic painPrimary outcomePregnant populationScreening protocolLevel of sedationTransient paresthesiaNerve deficitsNerve dysfunctionBlock administrationAnalysis of Gender Diversity Within Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Programs
Cho E, Gianakos A, Schiff A. Analysis of Gender Diversity Within Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Programs. Foot & Ankle International 2024, 45: 272-278. PMID: 38288718, DOI: 10.1177/10711007231224426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-sectional analysisFellowship programsAnkle fellowship programsObservational cross-sectional analysisOrthopaedic surgeryAnkleFellowship directorsFemale facultyFootLevel IVFemale traineesProgram facultyFaculty overallProportion of femalesSurgery facultyTraineesProgramDirector positionsFellowFacultyDistribution of programsFemalesMidwestFemale fellowsIncreasing proportion
2022
The Pregnant Patient – Why Do My Feet Hurt?
Gianakos A, Abdelmoneim A, Kerkhoffs G, DiGiovanni C. The Pregnant Patient – Why Do My Feet Hurt? The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2022, 61: 1357-1361. PMID: 35637071, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical 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 ResearchChapter 12 Ankle Anatomy and Biomechanics
Yurek J, Gianakos A, Mulcahey M. Chapter 12 Ankle Anatomy and Biomechanics. 2022, 161-167. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-75985-4.00019-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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