Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus in Congenital Club Foot.

Osteochondritis dissecans of the talus.

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is an acquired idiopathic lesion of subchondral bone that can produce delamination and sequestration with or without articular cartilage involvement and instability. The cause of OCD is still debated: the most recognized etiology is the occurrence of repetitive micro-traumas associated with vascular impairment, causing progressive ankle pain and dysfunction in sk...

Fractures ( Osteochondritis Dissecans ) of the Talus

Conservative treatment for juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the talus.

PURPOSE To assess outcome of 6 juvenile patients with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the ankle treated conservatively. METHODS Records of 4 males and one female aged 10.8 to 14.1 (mean, 12.3) years who underwent cast immobilisation and/or restriction of physical activities for OCD of the talus (4 on the left and 2 on the right) were reviewed. OCD lesions were graded using the Berndt and H...

Flake fracture of the talus progressing to osteochondritis dissecans.

Flake fractures of the talus are uncommon injuries, usually associated with marked inversion or eversion of’ the foot and ankle, coupled with tearing of the medial [internal laterals or the lateral [fibuiar collateral] ligament or of both ligaments. \Vatson-Jones (1943), relating ninety-seven cases of fracture and fracture-dislocation of the talus and navicular hone in the Royal Air Force in tw...

Congenital Club-Foot