Osteochondral lesions or osteochondritis dessicans can occur in any joint, but are most common in the knee and ankle. ... Usually, an osteochondral lesion occurs when there is an injury to the joint, especially if there is an ankle sprain or if the knee is badly twisted. Individuals who play sports such as soccer,
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An osteochondral lesion is an injury or small fracture of the cartilage surface of the talus. There are three types of common lesion formation. The first is injury to the cartilage surface with an actual loss of part of the chondral surface and underlying subchondral bone.
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A Guide To X-Ray Classification Of Osteochondral Fractures ... How To Handle More Severe Osteochondral Lesions ... A subsequent MRI shows an osteochondral lesion on the talar dome. How should one proceed?
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Cheng MS, Ferkel RD, Applegate GR. Osteochondral lesion of the talus: A radiologic and surgical comparison. Paper presented at: Annual Meeting of the Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, La. February, 1995.
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Cheng MS, Ferkel RD, Applegate GR. Osteochondral lesion of the talus: A radiologic and surgical comparison. Paper presented at: Annual Meeting of the Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons;. February 1995;New Orleans, LA.
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- osteochondral frx may be anterior or posterior to dome, requiring plantar or dorsiflexion of ankle to be visible on mortise view; - if radiographs are negative ... - II: partially detached osteochondral lesion; - III: completely detached, non-displaced fragment; - IV: detached and displaced fragment;
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MR imaging is best imaging to detect radiographically occult osteochondral lesion of talus (OLT), determining stability, viability of OLT ... Best treatment decisions involve knowledge of lesion stability, stage I and II lesions usually treated conservatively...
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Iatrogenic Osteochondral Kissing Lesion After Transmalleolar Drilling of the Talar Dome: A Case Report; J Am Podiatr Med Assoc, January 1, 2009; 99(1): 54 - 57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF];
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Arthroscopy revealed an osteochondral lesion measuring 1.0 3 0.5 cm corresponding to the radiographic findings in the medial femoral condyle. Loose cartilage was noted at the edge of the osteochondral defect and was debrided at this site.
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Talar dome(medial) Inversion with plantar flexion or atraumatic Tenderness posterior to the medial malleolus, along the posterior border of the talus AP view: deep, cup-shaped lesion; initial radiograph can ... ; FIGURE 3. Mortise view of the ankle showing an atraumatic osteochondral lesion (arrow) of the medial talar dome.
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