Osteochondral Talus Defects: Treatment by Biodegradable Scaffolds 141 Mahmut Nedim Doral, Onur Bilge, Peter Verdonk, G€ urhan Dönmez, and G€ uray Batmaz Contents Introduction ........................................ 1774 Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Short Review ............................ 1774 The Use of Scaffolds for the Treatment of Osteochondral Defects of the Talus ........... 1775 Conclusion ......................................... 1777 Cross-References .................................. 1777 References .......................................... 1777 M.N. Doral (*) Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe University, Istanbul, Turkey e-mail: mndoral@gmail.com; ndoral@hacettepe.edu.tr O. Bilge Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and Department of Sports Medicine, Konya NE University, Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey e-mail: onurbilgemd@gmail.com P. Verdonk Antwerp Orthopaedic Center, Monica Hospitals Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium e-mail: pverdonk@yahoo.com; peter.verdonk@ugent.be G. Dönmez Faculty of Medicine, Department of Sport Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine Ankara, Sihhiye, Turkey e-mail: gdonmez_1805@yahoo.com; gurhan@hacettepe. edu.tr G. Batmaz Department of Orthopadics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Sihhiye, Turkey e-mail: guraybatmaz@hotmail.com # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 M.N. Doral, J. Karlsson (eds.), Sports Injuries, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-36569-0_144 1773