title: MRI-guided percutaneous retrograde drilling of osteochondritis dissecans of the talus: a feasibility study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of MRI guidance for percutaneous retrograde drilling in the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the talus (OCDT).
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients, one juvenile and three adults, with one OCDT lesion each and persisting ankle pain after conservative treatment, were treated with MRI-guided retrograde drilling. All lesions were stable and located in the middle or posterior medial third of the talar dome. Pain relief and the ability to return to normal activities were assessed during clinical follow-up. MRI and plain film radiographs were used for imaging follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Technical success was 100% with no complications and with no damage to the overlying cartilage. All patients experienced some clinical benefit, although only one had complete resolution of pain and one had a relapse leading to surgical treatment. Changes in the pathological imaging findings were mostly very slight during the follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MRI guidance seems accurate, safe and technically feasible for retrograde drilling of OCDT. Larger series are needed to reliably assess its clinical value.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  • MRI serves as a useful guidance method for numerous mini-invasive applications. • Retrograde drilling is a cartilage-sparing alternative in the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans. • MRI guidance seems feasible for treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the talus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 50, 90029, OYS, Oulu, Finland, pekka.kerimaa@ppshp.fi.
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kerimaa
authors.forename: Risto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ojala
authors.forename: Juha-Jaakko
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sinikumpu
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hyvönen
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korhonen
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Markkanen
authors.forename: Osmo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tervonen
authors.forename: Roberto Blanco
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Sequeiros
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013628:Talus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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