Open Lift, Drill, Fill, and Fix (LDFF) for Chronic Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Favorable 2-Year Clinical Outcomes
Open LDFF resulted in favorable PROs for chronic OLT up to 2-year follow-up. The procedure achieved a 91% fragment union rate, while patients with obesity showed a higher risk of fragment nonunion.
Authors
- Peter A. J. de Leeuw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-6924)
- Jari Dahmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6849-1008)
- J. Nienke Altink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9823-4611)
- Kaj S. Emanuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-4303)
- Sjoerd A.S. Stufkens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1287-1826)
- Quinten G.H. Rikken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8134-5419)
- Kaj T. A. Lambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-0619)
- Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-7049)
- Christiaan J. A. van Bergen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-9070)
- Rover Krips
- Mikel L. Reilingh
Institutions
- Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine (NL)
- St. Antonius Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Amphia Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Flevoziekenhuis (NL)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251356700
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00