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Finite Element Analysis of the Effect of Talar Osteochondral Defects of Different Depths on Ankle Joint Stability.
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- Elliptical defects create a more adverse biomechanical environment than circular defects in osteochondral lesion of the talus: a finite element analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
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- In silico assessment of talus osteochondral lesion size and location on biomechanical load distribution using tilted talar dome planes.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2025Article
- Investigation into the effect of deltoid ligament injury on rotational ankle instability using a three-dimensional ankle finite element model.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- The Biomechanical Influence of Defected Cartilage on the Progression of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- The effect of talus osteochondral defects of different area size on ankle joint stability: a finite element analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Effect of cartilage thickness mismatch in osteochondral grafting from knee to talus on articular contact pressures: A finite element analysis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Talus cartilage injury leads to changes in biomechanics of the ankle joint and ultimately affects ankle joint function, but which talus cartilage defects require surgery is still uncertain. This research used a finite element method to simulate the effect of different depth of talus cartilage defects on the stress and stability of the ankle joint in a certain area. MATERIAL AND METHODS A three-dimensional finite element model with different depths of osteochondral defects was created to simulate and calculate joint stress and displacement of the articular surface of the distal tibia and the proximal talus while the ankle joint was in the push-off, midstance, and heel-strike phases. RESULTS The equivalent stress of the proximal talus did not change significantly at a defect depth of 1 mm, whereas the equivalent stress of the upper talus increased significantly at a defect depth of ≥3 mm or more, reaching a maximum value at a defect depth of 10 mm. The equivalent stress of the tibial cartilage and the equivalent stress and displacement in the corresponding forces in the midstance phase and heel-strike phase were significantly different from those in the normal group, but the difference in stress in each defect group was not obvious. CONCLUSIONS The effect of cartilage defects of the talus on biomechanics of the ankle is clear, especially in the midstance and push-off phases. When the defect reaches the subchondral bone (at a depth of 3 mm), the most obvious change in ankle joint stability occurs, and it does not increase linearly with the increase in depth of the defect.
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