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Diagnosis of Osteochondral Defects by Arthroscopy

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Talar Osteochondral Defects

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Chondral lesions of the talus can be a potential cause of long-term debilitation. Although advanced studies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) have been shown to be very sensitive and specifi c in identifying these defects, a negative study cannot defi nitively rule out osteochondral defects (OCDs) [ 13 , 25 ].

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  1. Division of Foot and Ankle, Department of Orthopaedics, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Johnston Professional Building, Baltimore, MD, USA

    David E. Oji MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southern California Orthopedic Institute, University of California, Los Angeles/Van Nuys, CA, USA

    David A. McCall MD

  3. Department of Orthopaedics, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore/Washington, DC, USA

    Lew C. Schon MD

  4. Division of Foot and Ankle, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Georgetown School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore/Washington, DC, USA

    Lew C. Schon MD

  5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Richard D. Ferkel MD

  6. Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Van Nuys, CA, USA

    Richard D. Ferkel MD

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Oji, D.E., McCall, D.A., Schon, L.C., Ferkel, R.D. (2014). Diagnosis of Osteochondral Defects by Arthroscopy. In: van Dijk, C., Kennedy, J. (eds) Talar Osteochondral Defects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45097-6_5

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