Summary
We describe a patient with an osteochondral defect of the talus and a mirror image lesion of the adjacent tibial plafond. Modification of the existing classification of osteochondral fractures of the talus may be necessary to describe such lesions.
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Présentation d'une malade atteinte d'une ostéochondrite symétrique du dôme astragalien et du pilon tibial, d'origine traumatique. On y joint une imagerie comportant radiographies, tomodensitométrie et IRM, ainsi que les caractéristiques du traitement chirurgical et le résultat fonctionnel obtenu.
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Canosa, J. Mirror image osteochondral defects of the talus and distal tibia. International Orthopaedics 18, 395–396 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00187090
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00187090