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Consensus Statements / 13 May 2025

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

What was the motivation behin 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

Introduction: Osteochondral Lesion of the talus

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

Speaker: Matthias Aurich

Publication: DGOU Consensus


Chosen Methodology for the Consensus

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

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

Benefits of Retrograte Drilling

What are the benefits of retrograte 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 Indications and MFx vs. Microdrilling Comparative Efficacy

When should debridement with BMS be performed?

How does MFx compare to microdrilling?

Speaker: Oliver Gottschalk

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Scaffold Augmentation with Bone Marrow Stimulation

What are the benefits of the additional use of a scaffold with bone marrow stimulation 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: Recommendation: Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)

When is ACI recommended?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Use of Minced Cartilage

When is Minced Cartilage recommended?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: Recommendation: Metallic Implants for Cartilage Defects

When should metallic implants be considered?

Speaker: Markus Walther

Publication: DGOU Consensus

Recommendation: 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: Addressing Ankle Instability and Malalignment

Should ankle instability and malalignment be addressed?

Speaker:Matthias Aurich

Publication: DGOU Consensus

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