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Mosaicplasty for the Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus: Two to Seven Year Results in 36 Patients

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The present report evaluates the clinical outcome of 36 patients followed for two to seven years after a mosaic autogenous osteochondral transplantation from a non or less weight bearing portion of the knee to the ipsilateral talus, which supports the premise of lasting relief of symptoms and prevention of ankle arthrosis.
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An osteochondral defect (OCD) is known as a symptomatic lesion causing pain, recurrent synovitis, and altered joint mechanics most commonly in a weightbearing joint. Loose bodies may develop, which...

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Osteochondral lesions of the talus.

TL;DR: A retrospective study of ankles in twenty-nine patients with osteochondral lesions found that lateral lesions were associated with inversion or inversion-dorsiflexion trauma, were morphologically shallow, and were more likely to become displaced in the joint and to have persistent symptoms.
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Arthroscopic autogenous osteochondral mosaicplasty for the treatment of femoral condylar articular defects. A preliminary report.

TL;DR: The results of 10 control arthroscopies and the histological evaluations of 6 biopsies demonstrated the hyalinelike cartilage surface at the recipient area and the fibrocartilage formation at the surface of the donor holes.
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Mosaicplasty for the treatment of articular cartilage defects: application in clinical practice.

TL;DR: A one-step operative technique for the treatment of circumscript cartilage defects of weight-bearing surfaces of the knee and using the modified Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee scoring system, 91% of the patients achieved a good or excellent result.
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Osteochondritis dissecans of the talus (transchondral fractures of the talus): review of the literature and new surgical approach for medial dome lesions.

TL;DR: A retrospective study of 22 ankles in 22 patients with osteochondral talar dome lesions between 1975 and 1983 has indicated that surgical treatment yields superior results to conservative therapy.
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Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of 65 patients who had undergone arthroscopic treatment for osteochondral lesions of the talus was carried out for a mean of 3.5 years.
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