Our Research
Bringing Together Top Foot and Ankle Specialists to Deliver Innovative Procedures and Practices
As part of the MASTAF Study Group, we are looking to find answers to difficult questions related to the surgical treatment of patients with ankle and foot injuries.
A variety of studies will be conducted within this MASTAF project, as hundreds of data points are being collected. The ability to bring data together from multiple centers empowers our group study to make conclusions that a single surgeon experience cannot produce.
Osteochondral defects of the talus are among the most common diagnoses for which ankle arthroscopy is performed. The MASTAF Study Group is looking to define these injuries further and investigate the outcomes related to the different forms of ankle and foot injury. We are also looking at the “environment” in which these osteochondral defects occur.
Ankle impingement is another very common diagnosis for which arthroscopy is performed, especially in the athletic population. The MASTAF study group is looking to define both anterior and posterior ankle impingement and investigate the outcomes related to the different forms of the ankle and foot injury.
Publications
Carreira DS, Shaw DB, Harris TG, McCullough KA, Kreulen CD, Martin R, Acevedo JI. Osteochondral and Ligament Injury Patterns in Ankle Fractures: A Prospective Multi-Center Study. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2022 Apr 9;7(2):2473011421S00523. doi: 10.1177/2473011421S00523. PMCID: PMC8998467.
Yuro MR, Carreira DS, Acevedo JI, Harris TG. Arthroscopic Chondral Ankle Treatment: A Multicenter Outcome Study. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2024 Apr 12;9(2):2473011424S00050. doi: 10.1177/2473011424S00050. PMCID: PMC11015754.
Yuro, Matthew; Acevedo, Jorge1; Harris, Thomas2; Carreira, Dominic S.. Short-Term Outcome Comparison of Arthroscopic Chondroplasty and Microfracture for Treatment of Small and Medium-Sized Osteochondral Defects of the Ankle. International Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 32(2):p 89-95, July-December 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/ijors.ijors_19_24
Presentations
Carreira DS, Thayer, L. Multicenter Arthroscopy Study of the Ankle and Foot: What do we do see surgically? Georgia Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting.
Silk RJ, Carreira DS. Multicenter – Treatment of Ankle Fractures: A Case for Routine Arthroscopic Evaluation. Video Presentation. Georgia Orthopaedic Society. December 3, 2024.
Carreira DS, Silk RJ. Outcomes Collaborative MASTAF – What We’ve Learned. Podium Presentation. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Vancouver, BC. September 12, 2024.
Carreira, DS. Silk, RJ. Multicenter treatment of ankle fractures: a case for routine arthroscopic evaluation. Georgia Orthopedic Society. September 27, 2024.
Carreira DS, Yuro MR. Arthroscopic Chondral Ankle Treatment: A Multicenter Outcome Study. Podium Presentation. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Tampa, FL. January 26, 2024.
Carreira DS, Yuro MR. Osteochondral and Ligament Injury Patterns in Ankle Fractures: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort. Podium Presentation. Southern Orthopedic Association. Miramar Beach, FL. July 28, 2023.
Carreira DS, Shaw DB, Harris T, et al. Osteochondral and ligament injury patterns in ankle fractures: a prospective multi-center study. Poster Presented at: ISHA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting. 2021, December 11-14; Las Vegas, Nevada
Carreira DS, Shaw DB. All-Arthroscopic Brostrom Repair. Podium Presentation. Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, 2021