Arthroscopic Treatment of Bone Cyst of Anterior Half of the Talar Body.

ABSTRACT: Large talar bone cyst can cause pathologic fracture and damage to the articular cartilage, resulting in persistent swelling and pain of the subtalar joint and ankle joint. For a symptomatic cyst not responding to conservative treatment, surgery can be considered. Open debridement and bone grafting frequently require extensive soft-tissue dissection or even different types of malleolar osteotomy for proper access to the lesion. Arthroscopic treatment of talar bone cyst is a feasible alternative minimally invasive approach to reduce surgical trauma and eliminate the need for osteotomy. Bone cyst of the anterior part of the talar body can be debrided via a bone window of the talar neck, which is normally devoid of cartilage. The purpose of this Technical Note is to describe the technique of a

SUBMITTER: Tam CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9827032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature