Open AccessChondrolysis of the Ankle Joint following Ankle Arthroscopy and Microfracture of the Osteochondral Lesion of the Talar Dome
Author(s) -
Tsz Lung Choi,
Tun Hing Lui
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6749
pISSN - 2090-6757
DOI - 10.1155/2013/908082
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , dome (geology) , arthroscopy , lesion , joint (building) , surgery , geology , structural engineering , engineering , paleontology
Chondrolysis of the ankle is a very rare condition. We report a case of chondrolysis of the ankle following ankle arthroscopy and microfracture of the osteochondral lesion of the talar dome. The patient's symptoms were relieved after articulated distraction arthroplasty.
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