Satisfactory long-term clinical outcomes after bone marrow stimulation of osteochondral lesions of the talus.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroscopic bone marrow stimulation (BMS) for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) at long-term follow-up.

Methods

A literature search was conducted from the earliest record until March 2021 to identify studies published using the PubMed, EMBASE (Ovid), and Cochrane Library databases. Clinical studies reporting on arthroscopic BMS for OLTs at a minimum of 8-year follow-up were included. The review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. Two authors independently conducted the article selection and conducted the quality assessment using the Methodological index for Non-randomized Studies (MINORS). The primary outcome was defined as clinical outco

SUBMITTER: Rikken QGH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8514351 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature