The following video clips are highlights from the DGOU Consensus on the Operative Management of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.

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Introduction: Motivation for Consensus

What was the motivation behind the 2024 recommendations of the working group 'clinical tissue regeneration' of the German Society for Orthopaedic and Traum Surgery (DGOU) to produce the consensus statements for the management of osteochondral lesions of the talus?

Speaker: Matthias Aurich

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Methodology for Consensus

What was the methodology chosen to produce the consensus statements and why?

Speaker: Matthias Aurich

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Introduction: Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus

What is an osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT)?

Speaker: Matthias Aurich

Publication: DGOU Consensus


Recommendation: Fixation of a Vital Bony Fragment

Is fixation of a vital bony fragment recommended?

Speaker: Oliver Gottschalk

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Adipose-Derived MSCs for OLT Treatment

Is the use of adipose-derived MSCs recommended for OLT treatment?

Speaker: Oliver Gottschalk

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Retrograde Drilling

What are the benefits of retrograde drilling?

Speaker: Oliver Gottschalk

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Retrograde Grafting vs. Anterograde Transmalleolar Drilling

When should retrograde grafting be used?

And when anterograde transmalleolar drilling and debridement alone?

Speaker: Oliver Gottschalk

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Debridement with BMS vs. Microdrilling

When should debridement with Bone Marrow Stimulation (BMS) be performed?

How does MFx compare to microdrilling?

Speaker: Oliver Gottschalk

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Scaffold Augmentation with BMS

What are the benefits of the additional use of a scaffold with BMS and when is it recommended?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Osteochondral Transplantation

When do you recommend osteochondral transplantation?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)

When is ACI recommended?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Use of Minced Cartilage for OLT

When is Minced Cartilage recommended?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Metallic Implants for OLT

When should metallic implants be considered?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Malleolar Osteotomy - Indications and Impact on Clinical Outcomes

When do you recommend a malleolar osteotomy and what is the effect on clinical outcome?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Ankle Instability and Malalignment

Should ankle instability and malalignment be addressed?

Speaker: Matthias Aurich

Publication: DGOU Consensus