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Arthroscopic treatment of chronic symptomatic osteochondral lesions of the talus results in good clinical outcomes in the majority of patients. However, pain and functional limitation may persist in some patients, especially those noted to have unstable osteochondral defects at the time of arthroscopy.

A high percentage of patients with lateral ankle instability have intra-articular pathology. Excellent results can be expected in patients with ankle instability who undergo arthroscopic treatment of associated intra-articular pathology and the modified Broström procedure.

An assessment of the currently available data does suggest that BMS may best be reserved for OLT sizes less than 107.4 mm in area and/or 10.2 mm in diameter. Future development in legitimate prognostic size guidelines based on high-quality evidence that correlate with outcomes will surely provide patients with the best potential for successful long-term outcomes.