Association of Factors Related to the Size and Hepple Classification of Medial Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.

Background: Few studies have analyzed the association of factors contributing to the morphologic changes of medial osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs).

Methods: Two hundred eighty consecutive patients who underwent surgery for OLTs from January 2010 to December 2022 were enrolled. The potential association of factors were age, gender, side of injury, duration of symptoms, body mass index, history of ankle sprain, chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI), and ankle varus.