SynthesisCartilage2021
Location Distribution of 2,087 Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- One in Three Patients With Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability Has a Cartilage Lesion.The American journal of sports medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- The top 100 most-cited publications on osteochondral lesions of the ankle: A bibliometric analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Medial Malleolus Triple-Plane Osteotomy With Autologous Iliac Bone Grafting for the Treatment of Talar Cysts.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Functional implications of lesion morphology in untreated osteochondral lesions of the talus.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 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
- Open Lift, Drill, Fill, and Fix (LDFF) for Chronic Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Favorable 2-Year Clinical Outcomes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Results of arthroscopic microfracture treatment for traumatic and non-traumatic osteochondral lesions of the talus: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Approach to Osteochondral Lesions of the Posteromedial Talar Dome: A Review of Arthroscopic Videos.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Acute on chronic stress fracture after a medial malleolar osteotomy following osteochondral lesion of the talus treatment.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
- Characteristics of ankle kinematics in patients with ankle instability with or without an osteochondral lesion of the talus.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Anatomical factors in the development of medial-sided osteochondral lesion of the talus: a comparative analysis.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Article
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- Open lift-drill-fill-fix for medial osteochondral lesions of the talus: surgical technique.Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2024Review
- Physician preferences in diagnostics and treatment of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans are diverse across the knee, ankle and elbow: an ESSKA survey.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes After Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Treating Articular Cartilage Defects: Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-analysis of Studies From 2001 to 2020.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- The Biomechanical Influence of Defected Cartilage on the Progression of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Correlation between EFAS- and MOCART score and clinical outcome after AMICArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe primary aim of this study was to evaluate the exact location distribution in patients with osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) using a 9-grid scheme. The secondary aim is to match lesion location to lesion size, arthroscopic or open operation, and trauma occurrence.
methodsA systematic review was performed in the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane. Search terms consisted of "talus" and "osteochondral lesion." Two independent reviewers evaluated search results and conducted the quality assessment using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS). Primary outcome measure was OLT location in the 9 zone-grid. Secondary outcome measures were OLT size in 9-zones, preoperative radiological modality use, demographic lesion size variables as well as open or arthroscopic treatment.
resultsFifty-one articles with 2,087 OLTs were included. Heterogeneity concerning methodological nature was observed and methodological quality was low. The posteromedial (28%) and centromedial (31%) zones combined as one location was the location with the highest incidence of OLTs with a rate of 59%. Individual OLT size was reported for only 153 lesions (7%). Preoperative combination of X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or computed tomography (CT) was reported in 20 studies (43%). Trauma was reported in 78% of patients. Furthermore, 67% was treated arthroscopically and 76% received primary OLT treatment.
conclusionThe majority of OLTs are located in the posteromedial and centromedial zone, while the largest OLTs were reported in the centrocentral zone. Further research is required to identify the prognostic impact of location occurrence on the outcomes following OLT treatment.
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