Long-term Prognosis After Successful Nonoperative Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: An Observational 14-Year Follow-up Study

Abstract

Osteochondral lesions of the talus that successfully undergo an initial nonoperative treatment period have minimal symptoms in the long term, a low failure rate, and no relevant ankle osteoarthritis progression. However, a decrease in sports activity due to sports-related ankle pain was observed in more than one-third of patients.