Cartilage Lesions of the Ankle

Niek C. van Dijk, MD, PhD, is Professor of Orthopaedics and Head of the Orthopaedic Department of the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam. Dr. van Dijk is a specialist in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee, foot, and ankle and sports medicine, and his department has treated many professional athletes from all over the world. He undertook his professional training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Academic Medical Center of the University Hospital of Amsterdam and in 1994 completed his PhD on diagnostic strategies in patients with severe ankle sprain. In 1998 he founded the Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam (ORCA), and he has been Director of the Center since then. He became a full professor in 2002. Dr. van Dijk is a past President of the Dutch Orthopaedic Society, the Dutch Arthroscopic Society, and the Nordic Orthopaedic Federation. He is currently a board member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaaedic Sports Medicine and President of the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy. Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for chronic ankle injuries have been a prominent focus of his research. Dr. van Dijk has published more than 250 scientific articles in indexed publications and on average presents 25 international invited lectures each year.

Current concepts and evidence-based treatment of the osteochondral lesions of the ankle.- MRI in the evaluation of osteochondral lesions.- Evolution of surgical treatment of cartilaginous lesions.- Arthroscopic debridement of osteochondral lesions of the talus.- Mosaicplasty of osteochondral lesions of the ankle.- The conservative treatment in Talar OCD: injections of PRP.- Management of the cystic osteochondral lesions.- Osteochondral ankle injuries in footballers.- Treatment of osteochondral defects of the talus in children.- Rehabilitation and return-to-sports activity after debridement and bone marrow stimulation of osteochondral talar defects.

"There is a growing interest in cartilage preservation and this book is a step-by-step guide to the different techniques and management of various lesions. ... The audience includes sports medicine surgeons and foot and ankle surgeons who treat patients with cartilage lesions. ... With its focus on specific diagnostic tips and surgery techniques for cartilage lesions, this book has an important place in the sports medicine literature." (Pedro A. Iturbide Siles, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2016)