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Osteochondrosis dissecans of the medial malleolus: a case report

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Osteochondrosis dissecans of the ankle accounts for approximately 4% of all osteochondrosis dissecans. Most osteochondrosis dissecans in the ankle is found in the talar dome. We report the case of osteochondrosis dissecans of the medial malleolus in a 46-year-old patient which has not been described yet.

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  1. Research Unit Orthopedics and General Surgery, Neumarkt Clinic, 92318, Neumarkt i.d. OPf., Germany

    Alexander Schuh

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Neumarkt Clinic, 92318, Neumarkt i.d. OPf., Germany

    Wolfgang Hönle

  3. Orthopädische Gemeinschaftspraxis, 92637, Weiden, Germany

    Alexander Schuh & Ralph Schuh

  4. Department of Trauma Surgery, Hospital Tamsweg, 5580, Tamsweg, Austria

    Harald Effenberger

  5. Head of Research Unit, Teaching Hospital of the University of Erlangen-Nurenberg, Nürnberger Str. 12, 92318, Neumarkt i.d. OPf, Germany

    Alexander Schuh

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Schuh, A., Hönle, W., Schuh, R. et al. Osteochondrosis dissecans of the medial malleolus: a case report. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129, 1133–1135 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-009-0833-9

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