title: Chondroblastoma of the talus treated with osteochondral autograft transfer from the lateral femoral condyle.
abstract: Chondroblastoma is a benign cartilaginous lesion of bone. When occurring in a position juxtaposed to articular cartilage, treatment is directed at removal of the tumor with preservation of the articular cartilage. In this case, a chondroblastoma of the talus with erosion into the articular cartilage was treated with transfer of an osteochondral autograft from the ipsilateral femoral condyle. At two-year follow-up, the patient was symptom free and magnetic resonance imaging revealed complete incorporation of the graft. This case is presented as a representative example of osteochondral autograft transfer surgery (OATS) for the treatment of chondroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: The Lipscomb Foundation for Research and Education, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Nashville, TN 37205, USA. andersonaf@ortholink.net
authors.forename: Allen F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ramsey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000637:transplantation*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013628:Talus / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous