Endoscopic curettage and bone grafting of huge talar bone cyst with preservation of cartilaginous surfaces: surgical planning.

Open curettage and bone grafting of the huge talar cysts may need extensive soft tissue dissection or even different types of malleolar osteotomy to access the lesion. Arthroscopic approach can minimize soft tissue dissection or the need for malleolar osteotomy. Careful pre-operative planning of the portal sites allows endoscopic curettage and bone grafting of the lesions with preservation of the articular surfaces.