Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus are focal injuries to the talar dome with variable involvement of the subchondral bone and cartilage which may be caused by a traumatic event or repetitive microtrauma. Diagnosis can be made with plain ankle radiographs.

Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) are frequent after acute ankle trauma. A subset of osteochondral lesions of the talus is osteochondritis dissecans. A general problem regarding ankle OCD is that this entity is not clearly defined.

An osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is an area of abnormal, damaged cartilage and bone on the top of the talus bone (the lower bone of the ankle joint). This condition is also known as osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus or a talar osteochondral lesion (OCL).

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a problem that causes pain and stiffness of the ankle joint. It can occur in all age groups. Most cases of OCD usually follow a twisting injury to the ankle and are actually fractures of the joint surface. This guide will …

Feb 3, 2014 · Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus is a subchondral bone pathology that presents as an osteochondral lesion of the talar dome with consequent articular cartilage abnormalities.

An osteochondral lesion of the talus — or osteochondritis dissecans — occurs when the talus's bone and/or cartilage is damaged. These lesions usually develop in two areas of the talus. Some develop in the inside and top part (also known as the medial talar dome), and others develop in the outside and top part (or anterolateral talar dome).

An osteochondral ankle defect is a lesion of the talar cartilage and subchondral bone mostly caused by a single or multiple traumatic events, leading to partial or complete detachment of the fragment.

Jul 31, 2017 · An osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is an area of abnormal, damaged cartilage and bone on the top of the talus bone (the lower bone of the ankle joint). This condition is also known as either osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus or as a …

This condition is also known as either osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the talus or as a talar osteochondral lesion (OCL). It is often associated with a traumatic injury, such as a severe ankle sprain. However, it can also occur from chronic overload due to …

More commonly, this injury causes a deep bruise and leads to softening of the cartilage that isn’t seen for months or years later. It may lead to a small crack in the cartilage and a cyst forming in the talus bone. This is what is referred to as an osteochondral defect of the talus (OCD, OLT).