2021
Outcomes After Arthroscopic Surgery for Anterior Impingement in the Ankle Joint in the General and Athletic Populations: Does Sex Play a Role?
Gianakos A, Ivander A, DiGiovanni C, Kennedy J. Outcomes After Arthroscopic Surgery for Anterior Impingement in the Ankle Joint in the General and Athletic Populations: Does Sex Play a Role? The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 49: 2834-2842. PMID: 33400547, DOI: 10.1177/0363546520980096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior ankle impingementAnkle impingementChronic ankle instabilityPatient sexAthletic populationSystematic reviewComplication rateMale patientsConcomitant pathologyFemale patientsAnkle sprainFunctional outcomeChondral injuriesAnkle instabilityAnkle Society (AOFAS) scaleAverage complication rateCommon concomitant pathologyAmerican Orthopaedic FootExcellent functional outcomeFoot Function IndexLow complication rateVisual analog scaleSystematic literature searchHigh rateAnteromedial impingement
2020
Outcomes Following Arthroscopy for Anterior Impingement in the Ankle Joint: Need for Gender as a Variable in Analysis
Gianakos A, Ivander A, DiGiovanni C, Kennedy J. Outcomes Following Arthroscopy for Anterior Impingement in the Ankle Joint: Need for Gender as a Variable in Analysis. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2020, 5: 2473011420s00229. PMCID: PMC8704851, DOI: 10.1177/2473011420s00229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior ankle impingementComplication rateAnkle impingementFunctional outcomeSystematic reviewAverage complication rateCommon associated pathologyExcellent functional outcomeFunctional outcome scoresMajority of patientsLow complication rateSystematic literature searchAnteromedial impingementMeniscoid lesionsFFI scoresClinical outcomesMale patientsAnterior impingementArthroscopic interventionCochrane DatabaseOutcome scoresArthroscopic treatmentPatient satisfactionArthroscopic evaluationWorse outcomes