Radiographic Changes and Clinical Results of Osteochondral Defects of the Talus with and without Subchondral Cysts

Abstract

Good clinical and radiographic results were obtained after arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral defects with a small subchondral cyst. Our results suggest that a small cystic lesion can be treated by arthroscopic microfracture or abrasion arthroplasty and that the existence of a small cyst in an osteochondral defect lesion may not affect the postoperative prognosis.