Pedro Diniz

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Foot and Ankle Surgery

Schedule an appointment:
Fisiogaspar, Lisboa
Clínica FISIOJÁ, Castelo Branco
Hospital de Sant’Ana, Parede

Curriculum

Since 2021: collaborates with the Amsterdam Ankle Cartilage Team.

Since 2018: Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hospital Ortopédico de Sant’Ana.

June 2017: Visiting fellow at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Research Center of Amsterdam, with Prof. Dr. Gino Kerkhoffs. Academic Medical Center. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Since 2017: PhD student at Instituto Superior Técnico, area of Bioengineering – Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine.

October 2016: Visiting fellow at Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, with Dr. Pieter D’Hooghe. Doha, Qatar.

November 2015: Visiting fellow at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Research Center of Amsterdam, with Prof. Dr. Niek van Dijk. Academic Medical Center. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2013 – 2019: member of the Medical Department of the Youth Football teams at Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

2013: Postgraduate diploma in Sports Medicine from the Portuguese Society of Sports Medicine.

2012 – 2018: Residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Hospital Ortopédico de Sant’Ana, Parede.

2011: Internship (Common Year) at Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra.

2004 – 2010: Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra.

Selected publications

Papers in scientific journals

Diniz P, Quental C, Violindo P, et al. Design and validation of a finite element model of the aponeurotic and free Achilles tendon. J Orthop Res. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25408

Diniz P, Abreu M, Lacerda D, et al. Pre-injury performance is most important for predicting the level of match participation after Achilles tendon ruptures in elite soccer players: a study using a machine learning classifier. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-022-07082-4

Diniz P, Pacheco J, Fernandes RM, et al. Modified triple Kessler with least risk of elongation among Achilles tendon repair techniques: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of human cadaveric studies. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-021-06613-9

Diniz P, Sousa DA, Batista JP, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of anterior ankle impingement: state of the art. Journal of ISAKOS: Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 5, 295-303 (2020).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jisakos-2019-000282

Batista JP, Abdelatif NMN, Del Vecchio JJ, Diniz P, Pereira H. Endoscopic Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer for the Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Prospective Case Series Report With a Minimum of 18 Months’ Follow-Up. J Foot Ankle Surg 59(5), 927–37 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2019.12.008

Diniz P, Pacheco J, Guerra-Pinto F, et al. Achilles tendon elongation after acute rupture: is it a problem? A systematic review. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-020-06010-8

Book chapters

Rocha Piedade S., Diniz P., Pereira H., Mouraria G.G., Queiroz R.D., Ferreira D.M. (2021) CrossFit, Spinning, Aerobics. In: Rocha Piedade S., Neyret P., Espregueira-Mendes J., Cohen M., Hutchinson M.R. (eds) Specific Sports-Related Injuries. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66321-6_15

Diniz P., Quintero D., Ezpeleta L., Abdelatif N., Batista J., Pereira H. (2021) The Plantaris Tendon Option for Anatomical Reconstruction. In: Pereira H. et al. (eds) Lateral Ankle Instability. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62763-1_32

Diniz P., Mangone P.G., Giza E., Acevedo J., Pereira H. (2021) Arthroscopic ATFL Repair with Percutaneous Gould Augmentation. In: Pereira H. et al. (eds) Lateral Ankle Instability. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62763-1_24

Ongoing projects

Development of methods to assess response to treatment of Achilles tendinopathy.

Use of finite element models of the Achilles tendon to study injury mechanisms in Achilles tendon ruptures.

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