Gender Differences May Exist in the Presentation, Mechanism of Injury and Outcomes Following Bone Marrow Stimulation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Gianakos A, Williamson E, Mercer N, Kerkhoffs G, Kennedy J. Gender Differences May Exist in the Presentation, Mechanism of Injury and Outcomes Following Bone Marrow Stimulation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2022, 62: 75-79. PMID: 35659478, DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow stimulationMale patientsFemale patientsPain scoresOsteochondral lesionsMarrow stimulationCartilage repair tissue (MOCART) scoreSymptomatic osteochondral lesionsAnkle Outcome ScoreShort Form-12Mechanism of injuryMagnetic resonance observationYears postsurgeryClinical outcomesOutcome scoresSurgical outcomesRetrospective analysisAnkle biomechanicsPatientsMedial lesionsLateral lesionsLesionsTissue scoresCartilage morphologyOutcomes