Fresh Osteochondral Grafting in the Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus Mark T. Caylor, MD, Albert W. Pearsall IV, MD Disclosures J South Orthop Assoc. 2002;11 (1) ...

A 20-year-old woman presented with long-standing right groin pain that she first noticed during high school sports. She did not seek evaluation until beginning college athletics, when she noted ...

Osteochondral defects, often caused by injury or various pathologies, typically lead to the onset of osteoarthritis, and may ultimately result in the comprehensive degradation of the joint and ...

Osteochondral allograft transplantation of the patellofemoral joint yielded high return to sport rates in high-level collegiate athletes. The procedure also had a low complication rate.

One common surgical procedure to treat an osteochondral defect, which both doctors agreed is relatively common, is microfracture. In this case, small holes are drilled in the surface of the joint ...

Background Osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is a broad term used to describe an injury or abnormality of the talar articular cartilage and adjacent bone. A variety of treatment methods exist ...

Mark T. Caylor, MD, Albert W. Pearsall IV, MD Disclosures J South Orthop Assoc. 2002;11 (1) Case Report A 16-year-old girl was referred for treatment of an osteochondral defect of the talus.