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. 2021 Jul 20;10(8):e1985–e1993. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.026

Table 2.

Pearls and Pitfalls of Management of Bone Cyst of Talar Body by Endoscopic Curettage, Nanofracture, and Bone Graft Substitute

Pearls Pitfalls
Careful preoperative planning with computed tomogram is the key to success. It is not suitable for bone cyst just underneath a large OCL.
Trans-OCL portal can approach the bone cyst and eliminate the valve mechanism of OCL. It is not suitable in case of significant osteoarthrosis of the ankle.
Ankle should be kept plantarflexed during the bone cyst endoscopy

OCL, osteochondral lesion