Finite Element Modelling of the Healthy Wrist Joint
Fig. 4.1 Steps performed to construct finite element model of the healthy wrist The ratio of twice the radius of the inscribed circle to the radius of the ascribed circle of…
Arthroscopic Debridement of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Stage I Small, subchondral compression of the bone Stage II Partial detachment of the fragment from the chondral surface Stage III Complete fragment detachment with no displacement Stage IV Total…
Mosaicplasty of Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle
Fig. 5.1 Main locations of osteochondral ankle defects Fig. 5.2 Shear mechanism of injury in lateral osteochondral ankle defects 5.4 Clinical Appearance A differentiation has to be made between acute…
Management of Cystic Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Fig. 6.1 Reticular bone bruising, distant from the articular surface. Top arrow indicates bruising of the distal tibia and the lower red arrow indicates bruising of the talus Mechanical malalignment…
Osteochondral Ankle Injuries in Footballers
Fig. 7.1 Arthroscopic view of cartilage lesion with palpable defect Fig. 7.2 Articular bone bed after curettage of cartilage injury Fig. 7.3 After performing microfractures with bleeding bone bed Fig….
Evolution of Surgical Treatment of Cartilaginous Lesions
Fig. 3.1 Sagittal and transversal MRI scan of an osteochondral lesions of the talar dome: MRI is useful to confirm the diagnosis OLT may evolve to osteoarthritis as chondral tissue…
MRI in the Evaluation of Osteochondral Lesion
Fig. 1.1 MRI ankle evaluation (sagittal plane, proton density with fat saturation on the left and fast spin-echo T1-weighted on the right) of an 11-year-old boy showed osteochondral lesions on…
Lift, Drill, Fill and Fix (LDFF): A Cartilage Preservation Technique in Osteochondral Talar Defects
Fig. 8.1 Images of a left talus with a medial OCD that is treated by internal fixation. (a) The medial OCD is exposed after a medial malleolar osteotomy. (b) The…
Conservative Treatment of Talar Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
© ISAKOS 2015Gian Luigi Canata and C. Niek van Dijk (eds.)Cartilage Lesions of the Ankle10.1007/978-3-662-46332-1_2 2. Conservative Treatment of Talar Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) Ezequiel Palmanovich1 and Meir Nyska1 (1) Foot and Ankle Unit – Orthopedic Department, Meir…
Rehabilitation and Return-to-Sports Activity After Debridement and Bone Marrow Stimulation of Osteochondral Talar Defects
Fig. 9.1 Computed tomography (CT) scan of an osteochondral defect of the talar bone. (a) Before debridement and bone marrow stimulation. (b) After debridement and bone marrow stimulation. (c) CT…
