Research Article

Diagnostic Value of CT Arthrography for Evaluation of Osteochondral Lesions at the Ankle

Table 3

Frequencies of osteochondral lesions on CTA and MRI.

CTA ()MRI ()
TalusTibiaTalusTibia
(% of “total”) (% of “total”) (% of “total”) (% of “total”)

Full thickness cartilage defect
Total
 Fissure (39%) (52%) (17%) (20%)
 Small (22%) (19%) (31%) (35%)
 Medium (22%) (19%) (33%) (20%)
 Large (10%) (11%) (8%) (10%)
 Extensive (7%) (0%) (11%) (15%)
Any cartilage
Total
 Fissure (22%) (26%) (0%) (2%)
 Small (25%) (26%) (20%) (32%)
 Medium (22%) (24%) (24%) (24%)
 Large (16%) (13%) (26%) (24%)
 Extensive (16%) (11%) (31%) (17%)

thickness parts and full thickness parts.