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Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus

March 1, 2013

I recall when the only treatment for an osteochondral lesion of the talus was arthroscopic debridement.

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Cell Cultured Chondrocyte Implantation and Scaffold Techniques for Osteochondral Talar Lesions

March 1, 2013

Cell cultured techniques have gained interest and popularity in osteochondral defects because, unlike bone marrow stimulation methods, where fibrocartilage fills the defect, they allow for the regeneration of “hyaline-like cartilage” with better stiffness, resilience, and wear characteristics. Osteochondral defects in the ankle are a rare but challenging problem to treat in young active patients

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Periprosthetic Aseptic Osteolysis in Total Ankle Replacement: Cause and Management

December 3, 2012

Osteolysis is the loss of bone secondary to a pathologic process and remains the most common cause of failure of total ankle replacement. Friction at the bearing surface results in the generation of abraded wear debris of polyethylene.

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Contributors List

December 1, 2012

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Primary Total Ankle Replacement

October 16, 2012

This edition of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is focused on the indications and surgical options for primary total ankle replacement available in the United States. Total ankle replacement is becoming more popular in the recent years, addressing primary degenerative joint and posttraumatic ankle deformities

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Osteochondral Talar Lesions and Defects

October 1, 2012

Talar dome lesions (TDL) have increasingly been the focus of interest of many foot and ankle surgeons over the past decade. The most important treatment aspect of TDL is diagnosis, so that appropriate treatment protocols can be enacted in a timely and stepwise manner

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Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis

October 1, 2012

Combined arthrodesis of the ankle and subtalar joint is a challenging but potentially rewarding procedure for certain patients. The author discusses multiple aspects of the procedure from patient counseling to postoperative complications.

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Revision Total Ankle Replacement

September 20, 2012

This review of the current literature regarding total ankle replacement (TAR) revision surgery focuses on the causes for implant failure, how to deal with the clinical dilemmas of pain and stiffness following TAR, the management of asymptomatic peri-implant cyst formation, and the management of the distal tibia and talus during revision surgery.

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Ankle Arthritis

September 17, 2012

This edition of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery focuses on the conservative and surgical treatment of ankle arthritis. Procedures including primary and revisional ankle arthrodesis, ankle arthroplasty, ankle arthrodiastasis, as well as correctional osteotomies to address the arthritic ankle are well covered by the invited authors with personal experience in this pathology.

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Subtalar Arthroereisis and Its Role in Pediatric and Adult Population

May 28, 2012

Subtalar joint arthroereisis is a surgical procedure that addresses symptomatic flexible flatfoot deformities using an extraarticular implant within the sinus tarsi. Three groups of implants have been developed for this procedure: self-locking wedges, axis-altering devices, and impact-blocking devices. The self-locking wedge implants are the focus of this article, relative to its use, limitations, and controversies in the pediatric and adult population.

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