Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to you all. I’m posting this to see if any of the board members have experience with this type of surgery for a teenager. I’d prefer thoughts from members of the medical community, but would appreciate anyone’s thoughts that have had the surgery, or knows someone who’s had the surgery as well.
My son had his right foot pinned to the floor and got rolled up in his first high school practice last Monday. He’s had X-rays, an mri, and ct scan. All of which strongly indicate a stage 3 ocd lesion of the talus on the right corner of his right ankle. The displaced fragment is approximately 7mm x 9mm x 1.5mm and possibly in as many as three pieces.
The fact that it’s a presumably small surface area has the surgeon optimistic, but its thickness is the problem. He’s telling us it’s too thin, and possibly, too fragmented to correct with pins or anchors. As such his only option to fix the injury is microfracture surgery. He’s 15, and has wide open growth plates, which is good, and frankly the only reason he has any chance of a good recovery. but the most successful of surgeries would only ensure a 90% recovery.
Which is why I wanted to reach out. Do any of you have experience with this type of break and surgery, or know a foot and ankle surgeon who does? We live in south central PA and I’m working on getting a second opinion in Lancaster next week with a sports medicine foot and ankle surgeon, but thought it wouldn’t hurt to reach out to this community as well.
Sorry for the long post, but any advice from someone with experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
My son had his right foot pinned to the floor and got rolled up in his first high school practice last Monday. He’s had X-rays, an mri, and ct scan. All of which strongly indicate a stage 3 ocd lesion of the talus on the right corner of his right ankle. The displaced fragment is approximately 7mm x 9mm x 1.5mm and possibly in as many as three pieces.
The fact that it’s a presumably small surface area has the surgeon optimistic, but its thickness is the problem. He’s telling us it’s too thin, and possibly, too fragmented to correct with pins or anchors. As such his only option to fix the injury is microfracture surgery. He’s 15, and has wide open growth plates, which is good, and frankly the only reason he has any chance of a good recovery. but the most successful of surgeries would only ensure a 90% recovery.
Which is why I wanted to reach out. Do any of you have experience with this type of break and surgery, or know a foot and ankle surgeon who does? We live in south central PA and I’m working on getting a second opinion in Lancaster next week with a sports medicine foot and ankle surgeon, but thought it wouldn’t hurt to reach out to this community as well.
Sorry for the long post, but any advice from someone with experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
