The hypothesis of this study was that bone peg fixation in the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus would show satisfactory clinical and radiological results, without complications. Between September 2014 and July 2017, 25 patients with symptomatic osteochondritis of the talus and an osteochondral fragment, who were treated using bone peg fixation, were analyzed retrospectively. All were available for complete follow-up at a mean 22 of months (12 to 35). There were 15 males and ten females with a mean age of 19.6 years (11 to 34). The clinical results were evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score preoperatively and at the final follow-up. The radiological results were evaluated using classification described by Hepple et al based on the MRI findings, the location of the lesion, the size of the osteochondral fragment, and the postoperative healing of the lesion.Aims
Methods
The pathogenesis of intraneural ganglion cysts is controversial.
Recent reports in the literature described medial plantar intraneural
ganglion cysts (mIGC) with articular branches to subtalar joints.
The aim of the current study was to provide further support for
the principles underlying the articular theory, and to explain the
successes and failures of treatment of mICGs. Between 2006 and 2017, five patients with five mICGs were retrospectively
reviewed. There were five men with a mean age of 50.2 years (33
to 68) and a mean follow-up of 3.8 years (0.8 to 6). Case history,
physical examination, imaging, and intraoperative findings were
reviewed. The outcomes of interest were ultrasound and/or MRI features
of mICG, as well as the clinical outcomes.Aims
Patients and Methods
Objectives. To evaluate the applicability of MRI for the quantitative assessment
of anterior talofibular ligaments (ATFLs) in symptomatic chronic
ankle instability (CAI). Methods. Between 1997 and 2010, 39 patients with symptomatic CAI underwent
surgical treatment (22 male, 17 female, mean age 25.4 years (15
to 40)). In all patients, the maximum diameters of the ATFLs were
measured on pre-operative