Retrograde Drilling for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in Skeletally Immature Children.
computed tomography
osteochondral lesion of the talus
retrograde drilling
skeletally immature children
Journal
Foot & ankle international
ISSN: 1944-7876
Titre abrégé: Foot Ankle Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9433869
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
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pubmed:
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2020
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2021
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4
6
2020
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Résumé
Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) involve damage to the cartilage and subchondral bone and are infrequent in children. Clinicians usually attempt nonsurgical treatment of OLTs first, and subsequently progress to surgical treatments, including retrograde drilling (RD), if the initial outcomes are insufficient. Good clinical outcomes of RD have been reported. However, the clinical outcomes of RD in skeletally immature children remain unclear, and the associated preoperative and postoperative computed tomography (CT) findings have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and CT findings and clarify the efficacy of RD for OLTs. From January 2015 to April 2018, RD was performed on 8 ankles in 6 skeletally immature children. The patients comprised 4 boys and 2 girls with a mean age at surgery of 11.1 years. The mean follow-up was 22.8 months. The clinical outcomes were evaluated according to the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot (JSSF) scale. Preoperative and final follow-up CT findings were used to determine the degree of healing. The mean JSSF scale in all ankles improved from 79.4 (range, 69-90) points preoperatively to 98.4 (range, 87-100) points at final follow-up ( The present findings suggest that RD is an effective surgical treatment for OLTs in skeletally immature children. Level IV, retrospective case series.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) involve damage to the cartilage and subchondral bone and are infrequent in children. Clinicians usually attempt nonsurgical treatment of OLTs first, and subsequently progress to surgical treatments, including retrograde drilling (RD), if the initial outcomes are insufficient. Good clinical outcomes of RD have been reported. However, the clinical outcomes of RD in skeletally immature children remain unclear, and the associated preoperative and postoperative computed tomography (CT) findings have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and CT findings and clarify the efficacy of RD for OLTs.
METHODS
From January 2015 to April 2018, RD was performed on 8 ankles in 6 skeletally immature children. The patients comprised 4 boys and 2 girls with a mean age at surgery of 11.1 years. The mean follow-up was 22.8 months. The clinical outcomes were evaluated according to the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot (JSSF) scale. Preoperative and final follow-up CT findings were used to determine the degree of healing.
RESULTS
The mean JSSF scale in all ankles improved from 79.4 (range, 69-90) points preoperatively to 98.4 (range, 87-100) points at final follow-up (
CONCLUSION
The present findings suggest that RD is an effective surgical treatment for OLTs in skeletally immature children.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Level IV, retrospective case series.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32486922
doi: 10.1177/1071100720920847
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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