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Open surgical and other joint operations: Open surgical operation on articular cartilage and the menisci: Subchondral bone opening with insertion of an acellular implant: Talocrural joint

Synthetic material has been put into the top of your ankle.

At their lower ends the tibia and fibula form the malleolus bones in the ankle. At the top of the ankle the lower ends of the tibia and fibula are connected to a bone at the back of the foot.

The bones in a joint are covered with cartilage. When the joint is moved, the cartilage prevents the bones from rubbing against one another. The cartilage is normally strong and elastic, with a smooth surface.

You have synthetic material surgically inserted into the bone below the cartilage. Special material to augment cartilage tissue can be inserted in this location, for example. The material should help the formation of new cartilage tissue. Diseased or damaged cartilage can be replaced in this way.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).