2023
Advances in Cartilage Repair
Azam M, Butler J, Duenes M, McAllister T, Walls R, Gianakos A, Kennedy J. Advances in Cartilage Repair. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2023, 54: 227-236. PMID: 36894294, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2022.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous osteochondral transplantationBone marrow stimulationPoor healing capacityAnkle painUncontained lesionsConservative managementArthroscopic debridementCystic lesionsBiological adjuvantsTraumatic etiologyOsteochondral transplantationInvasive proceduresOsteochondral lesionsLarge lesionsMarrow stimulationAnkle jointLesionsSmall lesionsScaffold-based therapiesHealing capacityPatientsArticular cartilageUnsatisfactory resultsCartilage repairDebridement
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 morphologyOutcomesGender May Affect Mid-Term Outcomes Following Bone Marrow Stimulation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Gianakos A, Williamson E, Kennedy J. Gender May Affect Mid-Term Outcomes Following Bone Marrow Stimulation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00205. PMCID: PMC8794953, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone marrow stimulationMale patientsFemale patientsPain scoresMagnetic resonance imagingOsteochondral lesionsLateral lesionsMarrow stimulationMean MOCART scoreSymptomatic osteochondral lesionsMean patient ageMid-term outcomesAnkle Outcome ScoreShort Form-12Treatment of OLTSignificant differencesCartilage repair tissueConcomitant proceduresPatient ageMagnetic resonance observationClinical outcomesOutcome scoresSurgical interventionMOCART scoreTraumatic etiology