A less common injury, however, is an osteochondral fracture, which means that the cartilage covering the end of a bone in a joint (articular cartilage) is torn. The fracture creates bone or cartilage fragments that can range in size and in depth.
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What are Osteochondral Defects? ... Traditionally, OCDs have been thought to occur as a result of repetitive trauma within the joint. However, more recent studies suggest the possibility of metabolic or genetic causes, which may alter the architecture or composition of the bone. ... "How are Osteochondral Defects diagnosed?"
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Variant(s): also os·teo·chon·drous \-drəs\. Function: adjective. : relating to or composed of bone and cartilage. Bing Learn more about "OSTEOCHONDRAL" ...
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Osteochondral Injury of the Talus (Osteochondritis Dissecans, OcD); The cartilage lining of the anklebone can be bruised when a sprain of the ankle occurs. As the anklebone (the talus) twists inside its box-like housing, the edge of the talus rubs up and hits the end of the tibia.
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A posteromedial osteochondral defect(arrow) of the talus. An MRI scan of the same defect Osteochondral defects(OCD) ... ... Osteochondral defects(OCD) are very localised areas of joint damage. These conditions usually occur on the talus and are a region where the cartilage and underlying bone have been disrupted.
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Osteochondral lesions are rare joint disorders. Most often, they affect the knee, followed by the elbow and the talus. Lesions of the talus account for 4% of all osteochondral lesions in the body.4 ... Osteochondral lesions of the talus. Modified staging system by Loomer et al.
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Overview: Partial- and full-thickness cartilage injuries, as well as osteochondral pathology in weightbearing joints, have produced deleterious effects in knees in both the short and long term. The decreased capacity of damaged articular cartilage to heal or regenerate ... ... For osteochondral defects, a limit may...
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Osteochondral defects of the talus are rare, and the etiology is largely unknown. ... We present a review of the literature on classification and treatment of osteochondral defects of the talus. We report the case of an isolated Berndt and Harty grade II lesion treated with a fresh osteochondral allograft.
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Chondrocyte Implants May Be Effective for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus ... Feb. 10, 2003 (New Orleans) — Autologous chondrocyte implantation, which has already demonstrated efficacy for treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee, may be equally effective to promote healing of osteochondral lesions of the...
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Excerpt from Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus ... Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: osteochondritis dissecans, OCD, subchondral bone fracture, transchondral talus fractures, osteochondral lesions of the talus, OLT, knee fracture, ... Please click here to view the full topic text: Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus...
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