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Introduction Over 60% of the talus is covered with cartilage. Osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) describes damage to the talar cartilage including pathological changes in the underlying bone. In 1870, Paget ( 1 ) first described loose
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Introduction An osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is defined as damage to the talar cartilage with pathological changes in the underlying bone. OLTs are associated with residual pain following an acute ankle sprain or in patients with
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Justus Maximilian University Wuerzburg, König-Ludwig-Haus, Brettreichstraße, Würzburg, Germany
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Working Group Clinical Tissue Regeneration of the German Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
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Working Group Clinical Tissue Regeneration of the German Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DGOU), Berlin, Germany
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Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), DOUW - Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Ernst-Grube-Straße, Halle, Germany
BG-Klinikum Bergmannstrost Halle, Halle, Saale, Germany
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Introduction Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) affect the talar dome with varying involvement of the articular cartilage and subchondral bone. In 2017, the working group ‘Clinical Tissue Regeneration’ of the German Society of
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technique increasingly used for the treatment of hindfoot pathologies. 1 Posterior ankle impingement syndrome, flexor hallucis longus (FHL) tendon problems, osteochondral lesions, subtalar coalitions, osteoarthritis, talar bone cysts, talar fractures
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brevis tendon, osteochondral lesions of the tibial plafond, false aneurysm of the peroneal artery, sinus tarsi syndrome, anterolateral impingement syndrome and superior peroneal retinacular laxity. 53 Bone contusions, osteochondral lesions and
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accounts for 90–95% of the collagen in the extracellular matrix. 1 , 2 Cartilage is avascular, aneural and alymphatic and consequently has limited regenerative potential. 3 Chondral and osteochondral lesions of the knee are common and may lead to
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chronic lateral instability. Another point of controversy is the relation between osteochondral lesions of the talus and the development of ankle OA. Weigelt et al. ( 10 ) reported in a 14-year-old follow-up study that osteochondral lesions of
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contralateral side. Retrograde grafting for an osteochondral pilon lesion Osteochondral lesions of the ankle joint represent a challenge both for the patient population and for the treating specialist in absence of a gold-standard treatment, often with
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summarises the current indications for AA. Figure 1 shows a case of arthroscopic excision of a bony spur in the anterior distal tibia that caused painful anterior bony impingement of the ankle. Figure 2 shows a case of osteochondral lesion of the talus
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is related to a better short-term prognosis. 14 Poor outcomes may also be related to associated injuries ( Table 2 ) in a stable ankle or an ankle that has healed properly, where pain is the only reported symptom – osteochondral lesions are
