Clinical efficacy of the Ankle Spacer for the treatment of multiple secondary osteochondral lesions of the talus

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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2022; 13(2): 178-192
Published online Feb 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i2.178

Table 2 Patient characteristics

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Age ranging from 18 to 80 yr	Severe ankle malalignment (more than 5° varus or valgus)
Failed previous conservative treatment	Suspicion of grade two or higher (Kellgren-Lawrence-Score) ankle joint degeneration on the tibia side
Complaints for at least 6 mo	Ankle Fracture less than 6 mo ago
Talar osteochondral lesions (multiple degenerative talar cysts present, and/or prior failed operative treatment and/or multiple defects and/or a diameter of 15mm or more)	Tendinitis
	Advanced osteoporosis
	Adiposity grade I (BMI of 30 kg/m²or more)
	Diabetes mellitus / reumathoid arthritis / severe neuro-arthropathy
	Blood supply limitations and active infections, which may retard healing
	Foreign-body sensitivity
	Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device study that clinically interferes with the current study endpoints

BMI: Body mass index; F: Female; M: Male.

Citation: Dahmen J, Altink JN, Vuurberg G, Wijdicks CA, Stufkens SA, Kerkhoffs GM. Clinical efficacy of the Ankle Spacer for the treatment of multiple secondary osteochondral lesions of the talus. World J Orthop 2022; 13(2): 178-192
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v13/i2/178.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v13.i2.178

Dahmen J, Altink JN, Vuurberg G, Wijdicks CA, Stufkens SA, Kerkhoffs GM. Clinical efficacy of the Ankle Spacer for the treatment of multiple secondary osteochondral lesions of the talus. World J Orthop 2022; 13(2): 178-192 [PMID: 35317406 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i2.178]

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