Cartilage repair techniques of the talus: An update

Figure 1 Arthroscopic view of an osteochondral lesion of the lateral shoulder of the talus.

Figure 2 Chondral defect grade IV (A) of the lateral aspect of the talus, breaching the subchondral plate with an awl (B).

Figure 3 Schematic drawing: It is necessary to obtain a vertical and stable border of healthy cartilage after debridement of the cartilage defect.

Figure 4 A. -P. radiograph of the ankle showing an osteochondral defect of the medial shoulder of the talus.

Figure 5 Sagittal T1 and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan. A: Sagittal T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrating deep osteochondral defect of the posterior aspect of the talus; B: Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan showing the several cystic lesions of the talus in addition to an osteochondral defect.

Figure 6 A. -P. radiograph of the ankle demonstrating a distinctive cystic lesion due to an osteochondral defect of the lateral shoulder of the talus.

Figure 7 Sagittal T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrating an osteochondral defect of the wholelateral aspect of the talus and a consecutive talar edema.