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Episode 25: Foot & Ankle Edition — Vol. 1, Issue 4

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Today's foot and ankle edition covers emerging treatment strategies and injury patterns across different patient populations. We examine biological augmentation for pediatric osteochondral lesions, the demographic shift in Achilles ruptures driven by pickleball's popularity, sport-specific return-to-play outcomes in tennis players, and comparative outcomes for neuropathic ankle fracture management.

  1. "Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate With Extracellular Matrix Grafting for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients" — Bram JT et al., J Pediatr Soc North Am — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jposna.2026.100324
  2. "Pickleball-Associated Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Shifting Achilles Repair Demographics" — Padley JH et al., Foot Ankle Orthop — https://doi.org/10.1177/24730114261425665
  3. "Injury characteristics, outcome, and return to play after ankle sprains and Achilles tendon ruptures in tennis" — Kaiser P et al., S Afr J Sports Med — https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2026/v38i1a22949
  4. "Retrospective Comparison of Complication Rates Following Tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) Nail Fusion vs ORIF for Neuropathic Ankle Fractures" — DeMedal SC et al., Foot Ankle Orthop — https://doi.org/10.1177/24730114261425629
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