Current concepts: treatment of osteochondral ankle defects.
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.
Zengerink
Maartje
M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.zengerink@amc.uva.nl
Szerb
Imre
I
Hangody
László
L
Dopirak
Ryan M
RM
Ferkel
Richard D
RD
van Dijk
C Niek
CN
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*