Treatment of talar cartilage injury and bone cyst with modified biplane Chevron osteotomy and autogenous osteochondral transplantation / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the modified biplane Chevron osteotomy and autogenous osteochondral transplantation for the treatment of talar cartilage injury with bone cyst.Methods:From February 2016 to February 2019, 26 patients with talar cartilage injury and bone cyst were treated at Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital to Guangxi Medical University. They were 16 males and 10 females, aged from 22 to 50 years (average, 36.2 years). According to the Hepple classification, there were 5 cases of type Ⅳ and 21 cases of type Ⅴ. The extent and range of talar cartilage injury were evaluated by arthroscopy, the modified biplane Chevron osteotomy of medial malleolus was performed to expose cartilage defects medial to the talus, unstable cartilage was removed thoroughly, sclerotic wall of the bone cyst was freshly treated, and an osteochondral column taken from the non-weight-bearing area of the ipsilateral femoral medial condyle was implanted into the injured area of talar cartilage. The clinical efficacy was evaluated by comparing the ankle-hindfoot scores of American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), Karlsson ankle scores, visual analogue scale (VAS) and Lysholm ankle scores between preoperation and one year post-operation.Results:All the 26 patients were followed up for an average of 20.6 months (from 12 to 30 months). Follow-up did not observe any postoperative complications like incision infection, cyst recurrence or malunion, or any obvious pain or movement limitation at the donor knee joint. The AOFAS ankle-hindfoot scores were significantly increased from preoperative 64.3±3.9 to 89.5±5.1 one year postoperation, the Karlsson scores were significantly increased from preoperative 60.5±5.5 to 85.2±6.9 one year postoperation, and the VAS scores were significantly decreased from preoperative 6.2±1.1 to 1.8±0.9 one year post-operation (all P<0.05). The Lysholm ankle scores before and after operation were 94.7±1.9 and 94.1±1.8, respectively, showing no significant difference ( P>0.05). Conclusion:In the treatment of talar osteochondral injury and bone cyst, the modified biplane Chevron osteotomy of medial malleolus and autogenous transplantation of osteochondral column can effectively relieve ankle pain and improve ankle function, leading to satisfactory clinical efficacy.