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ArticleCartilage2017

Immediate Unrestricted Postoperative Weightbearing and Mobilization after Bone Marrow Stimulation of Large Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.

Gregory A Lundeen, Linda J Dunaway

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Article in Cartilage, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. High reported rate of return to play following bone marrow stimulation for osteochondral lesions of the talus.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gregory A LundeenReno Orthopaedic Clinic, Reno, NV, USA.
Linda J DunawayReno Orthopaedic Clinic, Reno, NV, USA.
Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere remains no consensus on a postoperative protocol following arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) and most studies report a period of immobilization and nonweightbearing. Outcomes are believed to decrease with larger size. The purpose of our study was to evaluate patients who underwent arthroscopic treatment of large (≥150 mm

designPatients who underwent arthroscopic bone marrow stimulation for osteochondral defects were identified. Exclusion criteria included lesions less than 150 mm

resultsThirteen patients were available for follow-up. Two patients underwent osteochondral transplant and were considered failures. Of the remaining 11, the average follow-up time after surgery was 33 months (range, 7-59 months). Average age was 37 years (range, 15-56 years), and lesion size averaged 239 mm

conclusionThe results of our study are higher than those previously published studies on large lesions with a more restricted postoperative rehabilitation, suggesting that unrestricted weightbearing and range of motion does not diminish patient outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV, Case series.

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arthroscopyosteochondral lesions of the talusoutcomesrehabilitation

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PMID27994722
PMCPMC5154423
OpenAlexW2466891926

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