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Case: A 33-year-old man who had experienced polytraumatic injury from a motorcycle collision 5 months previously presented to the clinic with right ankle pain. On physical examination, anterior ankle tenderness… Click to show full abstract
Case: A 33-year-old man who had experienced polytraumatic injury from a motorcycle collision 5 months previously presented to the clinic with right ankle pain. On physical examination, anterior ankle tenderness was present, and imaging revealed a previously unrecognized nondisplaced talar body fracture with a chondral defect. The patient underwent arthroscopy of the right ankle, which influenced the senior author to perform a medial malleolar osteotomy and subsequent open reduction internal fixation with micronized allogenic cartilage matrix. Conclusion: Arthroscopy provides valuable information for the surgical planning of talar nonunions, and allogenic cartilage matrix graft may provide benefit with associated chondral defects.
Journal Title: JBJS Case Connector
Year Published: 2022
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