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Cesar de Cesar Netto

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Box 104002, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM  

Scholarly Works - Preprints


Quality and Readability of AI Chatbot Responses to Frequently Asked Questions from Patients Undergoing Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity Surgery: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini

Preprint · 2026 ABSTRACTBackground: Patients increasingly turn to AI chatbots for medical information, including before complex orthopaedic procedures such as progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) surgery. Whether these tools deliver content of sufficient q ... Full text Cite

New Values of Normal Ankle Strength and Its Importance for Rehabilitation and Return to Play

Preprint · April 21, 2023 AbstractBackground: the isokinetic test has been broadly used to assess the functional results after the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. Particular in the ankle, most studies are related to injuries of th ... Full text Cite