Single-Stage All-Arthroscopic Autologous Cancellous Bone Transplantation in Treatment of Cystic Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus.

ABSTRACT: Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) are common sports-associated ankle injuries and are being increasingly recognized as a source of persistent ankle pain and disability. Although a vast array of surgical techniques have been reported, there are no rigid indications of decision-making for specific procedures. For symptomatic large or cystic lesions, multiple implants are introduced to reconstruct subchondral defects of the talus, which normally require malleolar osteotomy. However, this invasive procedure possibly arouses concerns of delayed union or nonunion, intraoperative chondral damage, and need for secondary surgery to remove internal fixations. This Technical Note introduces a technique of single-stage all-arthroscopic autologous cancellous bone transplantation in the treatmen

SUBMITTER: Hu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873451 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature