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. 2025 Jun 9;145(1):341.
doi: 10.1007/s00402-025-05956-z.

Subchondral bone conditions influence pain in patients with osteochondral lesion of the talus

Tomoyuki Nakasa  1 , Yasunari Ikuta  2 , Shingo Kawabata  2 , Saori Ishibashi  2 , Dan Moriwaki  2 , Satoru Sakurai  2 , Nobuo Adachi  2
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Subchondral bone conditions influence pain in patients with osteochondral lesion of the talus

Tomoyuki Nakasa et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Computed tomography; Hounsfield unit; Osteochondral lesion; Pain; Talus.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethical approval: We obtained institutional review board approval for this study. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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