In vivo evaluation of ankle kinematics and tibiotalar joint contact strains using digital volume correlation and 3  T clinical MRI

The findings suggested that ankle bones translate independently from each other, and in some cases in opposite directions. These findings help explain the distribution of osteochondral lesions of the talus which have previously been observed to be in medial and lateral regions of the talar dome in 90% of cases. They also provide a reason for the central region of talar dome being less susceptible to developing osteochondral lesions.

Source: Clinical Biomechanics - June 16, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Saman Tavana, Jeffrey N. Clark, Choon Chiet Hong, Nicolas Newell, James D. Calder, Ulrich Hansen Source Type: research