title: Current concepts: treatment of osteochondral ankle defects.
abstract: Osteochondral ankle defects cause various symptoms including pain, swelling, and limited range of motion. When surgical treatment is necessary, several treatment options exist. Arthroscopic debridement and drilling, arthroscopic autologous osteochondral transplantation (mosaiclasty), and autologous chondrocyte transplantation are discussed more extensively. Treatment results of each technique are discussed, and a guideline for treatment is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.zengerink@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Maartje
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zengerink
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szerb
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hangody
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dopirak
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Ferkel
authors.forename: C Niek
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: van Dijk
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*