2024
Excellent Clinical Outcomes and Rapid Return to Activity Following In-Office Needle Tendoscopy for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy
Butler J, Randall G, Schoof L, Roof M, Weiss M, Gianakos A, Kennedy J. Excellent Clinical Outcomes and Rapid Return to Activity Following In-Office Needle Tendoscopy for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024, 6: 100937. PMID: 39006796, PMCID: PMC11240018, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2024.100937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVictorian Institute of Sports Assessment-AchillesChronic Achilles tendinopathyVisual analog scaleClinical outcomesFollow-upPostoperative scoresVictorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles scoreAchilles tendinopathyTreatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathyShort-term follow-upExcellent clinical outcomeFollow-up timeRetrospective case seriesFollow-up visitPre-operative scoresReturn to activityYears of agePatient satisfaction scoresReturn to workComplication rateRetrospective reviewCase seriesEvaluating patientsRetrospective studyAnalog scale
2022
Return to Play and Clinical Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Peroneal Tendon Dislocation and Subluxation
Mercer N, Gianakos A, van Dijk P, Mercurio A, Kerkhoffs G, Kennedy J. Return to Play and Clinical Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Peroneal Tendon Dislocation and Subluxation. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00366. PMCID: PMC8793618, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeroneal tendon dislocationTendon dislocationSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesSurgical interventionSystematic reviewWeighted mean timeMean postoperative scoreMean preoperative scoreOverall clinical outcomeCurrent systematic reviewAOFAS scorePreoperative scoresPostoperative scoresMean ageClinical studiesPatientsSubluxationAvailable evidenceMean timeOutcomesTreatmentScoresRepairMonths
2015
Functional Outcomes of Tibialis Posterior Tendoscopy With Comparison to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Gianakos A, Ross K, Hannon C, Duke G, Prado M, Kennedy J. Functional Outcomes of Tibialis Posterior Tendoscopy With Comparison to Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Foot & Ankle International 2015, 36: 812-819. PMID: 25759276, DOI: 10.1177/1071100715576485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior tendon pathologyTibialis posterior tendonMean preoperative scoreMean postoperative scorePreoperative MRI findingsTendon pathologyFunctional outcomePreoperative scoresMRI findingsPostoperative scoresShort Form-12 (SF-12) general health questionnaireLevel IV case seriesResonance imagingAnkle Outcome ScoreSF-12 scoresTraditional open approachGeneral Health QuestionnairePartial-thickness tearsEffective imaging techniqueSensitive diagnostic toolPosterior tendonPreoperative symptomsPatient ageTendon subluxation