Retrograde Drilling With Tibial Autograft in Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome.

ABSTRACT: Osteochondral lesions that compromise the ankle are rare, with an incidence between 0.02% and 1.5% according to different series. This location is the third in frequency, after knee and elbow. The location of the osteochondral lesion allows one to infer the producing mechanism. Lateral defects are produced by inversion and dorsiflexion of the ankle (usually anterior, affecting 3 and 6 talar zones), whereas medial defects are produced by plantar flexion, inversion, and internal rotation (most commonly posterior, affecting 4 and 7 talar zones). The injury causes pain associated with weight load, impaired function, limited range of motion, stiffness, blockage, and edema. Early diagnosis of an osteochondral lesion is particularly important because the lack of diagnosis can lead to the evolutio

SUBMITTER: Jimeno Torres E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451435 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature