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
2023
Talonavicular Osteochondral Lesions: Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes from the Boston and Amsterdam Perspectives
Rikken Q, Dahmen J, Gianakos A, Bejarano-Pineda L, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni C, Stufkens S, Kerkhoffs G. Talonavicular Osteochondral Lesions: Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes from the Boston and Amsterdam Perspectives. Cartilage 2023, 15: 26-36. PMID: 37750492, PMCID: PMC10985397, DOI: 10.1177/19476035231200334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcome measuresSymptomatic osteochondral lesionsSurgical treatmentOsteochondral lesionsTalonavicular jointSurgical techniqueArthroscopic surgical treatmentMajority of patientsRetrospective case seriesPatient-reported outcomesOpen surgical approachLevel of sportFinal followIndex surgeryPatient-specific treatment plansPostoperative complicationsReoperation ratePreinjury levelCase seriesClinical outcomesSurgical approachMedical recordsOperative techniqueOutcome measuresIndependent reviewers
2022
Long-Term Outcomes of Autograft Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Eight to Twelve Years Follow-Up
Gianakos A, Mercer N, Dankert J, Kennedy J. Long-Term Outcomes of Autograft Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Eight to Twelve Years Follow-Up. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00206. PMCID: PMC8795146, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous osteochondral transplantationPain subscaleRadiographic outcomesOsteochondral transplantationOsteochondral lesionsShort Form-12 (SF-12) general health questionnaireOverall clinical failure rateMean MOCART scoreMean SF-12Ankle Outcome ScoreMean VAS scoreRetrospective case seriesClinical failure rateTreatment of OLTPost-operative MRITotal ankle replacementTreatment of lesionsGeneral Health QuestionnaireQuality of lifeAnkle debridementCartilage repair tissueVAS scoresAdditional surgeryMagnetic resonance observationCase series
2019
Gender-Related Reporting Within Foot and Ankle Subspecialty Orthopaedic Literature is Lacking
Gianakos A, George N, Merklein M, Chambers L, Daniel J, DiGiovanni C, Kennedy J. Gender-Related Reporting Within Foot and Ankle Subspecialty Orthopaedic Literature is Lacking. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00183. PMCID: PMC8696778, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender-specific differencesGender-specific analysisOrthopaedic FootOrthopaedic literatureRandomized control studySignificant differencesPrevalence of footAnkle fracturesCase seriesFemale patientsAnkle literatureProspective studyRetrospective studyAnkle injuriesAnkle surgeryKnee surgerySports TraumatologyGender-specific outcomesTreatment outcomesIndependent reviewersAnimal studiesCadaveric studyControl studySports medicineFemale population
2015
Bisphosphonate Treatment in Osteoporosis: Optimal Duration of Therapy and the Incorporation of a Drug Holiday
Villa J, Gianakos A, Lane J. Bisphosphonate Treatment in Osteoporosis: Optimal Duration of Therapy and the Incorporation of a Drug Holiday. HSS Journal ® 2015, 12: 66-73. PMID: 26855630, PMCID: PMC4733702, DOI: 10.1007/s11420-015-9469-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent fragility fractureDrug holidayBisphosphonate treatmentFragility fracturesBone deficiencyQuestions/PurposesThe purposeHigh fracture riskBone turnover rateRisk of fractureBone mass measurementsBisphosphonate therapyDrug discontinuationPeer-reviewed journalsCase seriesDrug therapyFracture riskPurposesThe purposeClinical trialsInclusion criteriaCase controlExclusion criteriaMethodsA reviewHuman studiesPatientsElectronic databasesPlatelet-Rich Plasma in the Animal Long-Bone Model: An Analysis of Basic Science Evidence.
Gianakos A, Zambrana L, Savage-Elliott I, Lane J, Kennedy J. Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Animal Long-Bone Model: An Analysis of Basic Science Evidence. Orthopedics 2015, 38: e1079-90. PMID: 26652328, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20151120-04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet-rich plasmaEffect of PRPPercent of studiesLong bone modelsUse of PRPPlatelet concentrationBasic science evidencePubMed/MEDLINESignificant increaseEarly bone healingAdditional treatment variablesPeer-reviewed journalsCase seriesLong bone healingPRP groupEmbase databasesBlood productsClinical studiesHistomorphometric assessmentBone pathologyBone areaPlatelet productsBone healingBeneficial effectsVivo evidenceAnterolateral 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