Talar Dome Osteochondral Lesions: Pre- and Postoperative Imaging

James Francis Griffith; Samuel K.K. Ling; Thomas Tischer; Marc-André Weber

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1760217

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2022; 26(06): 656-669
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760217

Review Article

Talar Dome Osteochondral Lesions: Pre- and Postoperative Imaging

James Francis Griffith

¹Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

,

Samuel K.K. Ling

²Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

,

Thomas Tischer

³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Rostock, Rostock, Germany

,

Marc-André Weber

⁴Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Rostock Germany

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

We suggest a similar approach to evaluating osteochondral lesions of the talar dome both pre- and postoperatively. This review addresses the etiology, natural history, and treatment of talar dome osteochondral lesions with an emphasis on imaging appearances. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging, ideally combining a small field-of-view surface coil with ankle traction, optimizes visibility of most of the clinically relevant features both pre- and postoperatively.

Keywords

osteochondral lesion - talus - imaging - magnetic resonance imaging - treatment

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