Management of Ankle Osteochondral Lesions

Brian D. Busconi, MD, (Worcester, MA) presents an algorithm for articular cartilage repair of the ankle. Included in his presentation are the various products and techniques offered by Arthrex to complement a variety of approaches that may be required to treat the lesion. These products and techniques include BioCartilage^® extracellular matrix, Cartiform^® viable osteochondral allograft, fresh precut osteochondral allograft cores, traditional allograft OATS^® techniques, and the biologic treatment of subchondral bone marrow lesions using the IntraOsseous BioPlasty™ procedure.

*Cartiform is a registered trademark of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.