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Osteochondral allograft of the talus.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Bisicchia, S; Rosso, F; Amendola, A
Published in: Iowa Orthop J
2014

Osteochondral lesions of the talus are being recognized as an increasingly common injury. They are most commonly located postero-medially or antero-laterally, while centrally located lesions are uncommon. Large osteochondral lesions have significant biomechanical consequences and often require resurfacing with osteochondral autograft transfer, mosaicplasty, autologous chondrocyte implantation (or similar methods) or osteochondral allograft transplantation. Allograft procedures have become popular due to inherent advantages over other resurfacing techniques. Cartilage viability is one of the most important factors for successful clinical outcomes after transplantation of osteochondral allografts and is related to storage length and intra-operative factors. While there is abundant literature about osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee, there are few papers about this procedure in the talus. Failure of non-operative management, initial debridement, curettage or microfractures are an indication for resurfacing. Patients should have a functional ankle motion, closed growth plates, absence of cartilage lesions on the tibial side. This paper reviews the published literature about osteochondral allograft transplantation of the talus focusing on indications, pre-operative planning, surgical approaches, postoperative management, results and complications of this procedure.

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Published In

Iowa Orthop J

EISSN

1555-1377

Publication Date

2014

Volume

34

Start / End Page

30 / 37

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Talus
  • Humans
  • Cartilage
  • Bone Transplantation
 

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Bisicchia, S., Rosso, F., & Amendola, A. (2014). Osteochondral allograft of the talus. Iowa Orthop J, 34, 30–37.
Bisicchia, Salvatore, Federica Rosso, and Annunziato Amendola. “Osteochondral allograft of the talus.Iowa Orthop J 34 (2014): 30–37.
Bisicchia S, Rosso F, Amendola A. Osteochondral allograft of the talus. Iowa Orthop J. 2014;34:30–7.
Bisicchia, Salvatore, et al. “Osteochondral allograft of the talus.Iowa Orthop J, vol. 34, 2014, pp. 30–37.
Bisicchia S, Rosso F, Amendola A. Osteochondral allograft of the talus. Iowa Orthop J. 2014;34:30–37.

Published In

Iowa Orthop J

EISSN

1555-1377

Publication Date

2014

Volume

34

Start / End Page

30 / 37

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Talus
  • Humans
  • Cartilage
  • Bone Transplantation