SynthesisThe American journal of sports medicine2023
One in Three Patients With Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability Has a Cartilage Lesion.
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- Correlation between functional impairment and quantitative MRI assessment of ankle cartilage in chronic ankle instability.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
- Risk factors and clinical significance of functional outcomes after microfracture-based surgical treatment of osteochondral lesion of the talus.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Microfracture effectively fills majority of talus osteochondral lesions at 4-6 months in patients with concomitant chronic lateral ankle instability: a second-look arthroscopy study of staged surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate With Extracellular Matrix Grafting for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- No Difference Between Open and Arthroscopic ATFL Repair, Both Yielding Clinically Significant Improvement in Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- 2025 Chinese clinical practice consensus and guideline on chronic lateral ankle instability.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- A LASSO regression-driven nomogram to predict functional outcomes after surgery for chronic lateral ankle instability.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Immunohistochemical evidence for hyaline-like cartilage formation after autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for osteochondral lesions of the talus: Case reports of 2 patients.Histology and histopathology · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic repair of the anterior talofibular ligament with retrograde drilling and allograft bone grafting for chronic lateral ankle instability with hepple stage V osteochondral lesions of the talus.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Figure-of-8 Loop Suture Technique for Anatomical Repair of the Lateral Fibulotalocalcaneal Ligament Complex.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Comparison of medial osteochondral lesions of the talus characteristics between chronic lateral ankle instability and ankle varus.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- ChatGPT-4 Responses on Ankle Cartilage Surgery Often Diverge from Expert Consensus: A Comparative Analysis.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- [Injuries to the lateral ankle ligaments].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- 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
- Screening of Undiagnosed Increased Lateral Ankle Laxity Using Stress Ultrasonography.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Open lift-drill-fill-fix for medial osteochondral lesions of the talus: surgical technique.Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2024Review
- Anatomic reconstruction of the lateral ligaments using allograft tendon and suspensory fixation for chronic lateral ankle instability with poor remnant quality: results and complications.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI) is associated with the presence or development of intra-articular pathologies such as chondral or osteochondral lesions, or (O)CLs. Currently, the incidence of (O)CLs in patients with CLAI is unknown. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of (O)CLs in patients with CLAI. STUDY
designSystematic review and meta-analysis; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsA literature search was conducted in the PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase (Ovid), and Cochrane databases for articles published from January 2000 until December 2020. Two authors independently screened the search results and conducted the quality assessment using the methodological index for non-randomized studies (MINORS) criteria. Clinical studies were included that reported findings on the presence of ankle (O)CLs based on pre- or intraoperative diagnostic measures in patients with CLAI (>6 months of symptoms). Patient and lesion characteristics were pooled using a simplified method. Lesion characteristics included localization and chondral and osteochondral involvement. The primary outcome was the incidence of (O)CLs in ankles with CLAI. A random-effects model with 95% CIs was used to analyze the primary outcome. The distribution of (O)CLs in the ankle joint was reported according to talar or tibial involvement, with medial and lateral divisions for talar involvement.
resultsTwelve studies were included with 2145 patients and 2170 ankles with CLAI. The pooled incidence of (O)CLs in ankles with CLAI was 32.2% (95% CI, 22.7%-41.7%). Among all lesions, 43% were chondral and 57% were osteochondral. Among all (O)CLs, 85% were located on the talus and 17% on the distal tibia. Of the talar (O)CLs, 68% were located medially and 32% laterally.
conclusion(O)CLs were found in up to 32% of ankles with CLAI. The most common location was the talus (85%). Furthermore, most lesions were located on the medial talar dome (68%). These findings will aid physicians in the early recognition and treatment of ankle (O)CLs in the context of CLAI.
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