[3] Kumai et al [3] evaluated 18 ankles treated by arthroscopic drilling for symptomatic grade II (Berndt and Harty classification) osteochondral lesions of the talus. They reported 72% good ...

Back to Healio KEYSTONE, Colo. – Limited plafondplasty may provide enough exposure to access talar dome osteochondral lesions and may eliminate the need for osteotomy, according to a recent ...

Background Osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is a broad term used to describe an injury or abnormality of the talar articular cartilage and adjacent bone. A variety of treatment methods exist ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAILEA, Hawaii — Use of acute cartilage autograft may provide a single-stage, low cost and low risk ...

July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new study published in Foot & Ankle International (FAI), patients suffering from large Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus (OLTs) reported pain ...

The talus has to be cut in a special manner in order to accommodate ... On the rare occasion where patients with ACL injury have an actual osteochondral defect at the site of the translational ...

The talar dome was intact and there was no collapse of the cortex. The talus is the third most common site of osteochondral lesions. In 24% of cases there is no history of acute trauma and the most ...

A talar dome lesion is an injury to the cartilage and underlying bone of the talus within the ankle joint. It is also called an osteochondral defect (OCD) or osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT).

Osteochondral defects, often caused by injury or various pathologies, typically lead to the onset of osteoarthritis, and may ultimately result in the comprehensive degradation of the joint and ...

A 16-year-old girl was referred for treatment of an osteochondral defect of the talus. She described having twisted her ankle 3 years before our evaluation, and she reported continued pain and ...