TABLE 1.
Patient Demographics and Lesion Characteristicsa
| Total patients (total ankles), n | 39 (45) |
| Age, y, mean ± SD | 38.3 ± 16.3 |
| Male/female, n | 18/21 |
| History of trauma, n (%) of ankles | 31 (79.5) |
| Lesion location, medial/central/lateral, n of ankles | 31/0/14 |
| Days from MRI to surgery, mean ± SD | 37.3 ± 10.1 |
| Right-/left-sided lesion, n | 21/18 |
| Contained lesion/uncontained lesion in talus, n | 22/17 |
| Associated abnormalities, n | |
| Lateral ligament injury | 11 |
| Tendon involvement | 5 |
| Anterior bony impingement | 8 |
| Tibial plafond OCL | 6 |
| Subtalar OCL | 2 |
| Posterior ankle impingement | 1 |
| Osteoarthritis of the ankle joint | 1 |
| Hallux varus | 1 |
| Concomitant procedures, n | |
| Lateral ligament repair (Broström) | 8 |
| Anterior exostectomy | 8 |
| Tibialis posterior tendoscopy | 3 |
| Lateral ligament reconstruction | 2 |
| Subtalar microfracture | 2 |
| Loose body removal | 1 |
| Peroneal tendoscopy | 1 |
| Peroneus brevis repair | 1 |
| Hallux varus realignment | 1 |
aMRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OCL, osteochondral lesion.