
Foot & Ankle
Talar Osteochondral lesions: Adjunct hyaluronan injection improves microfracture outcomes
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Jul;20(7):1398-403. doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1856-7. Epub 2011 Dec 29
57 patients with osteochondral lesions of the talus undergoing arthroscopic debridement and microfracture were randomized to assess the efficacy of an adjunct hyaluronan injection. Patients received either an intra-articular hyaluronan injection or no injection following arthroscopic debridement and microfracture treatment. Results from the 2 year follow-up demonstrated that both groups provided an improvement in pain and function from baseline measures, however, patients receiving the hyaluronan injection experienced slightly greater improvements.
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