Isolated, displaced, talar body fracture: a case report  and literature review

Angelo Mosca; Fabio Pessina; Paolo Ragni; Carlo Cazzaniga; Carlo Cardile

doi:10.23750/abm.v94iS1.14198

Isolated, displaced, talar body fracture: a case report and literature review

Authors

Angelo Mosca Orthopedic Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Fabio Pessina Orthopedic Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Paolo Ragni asst rhodense ospedale di Garbagnate Milanese
Carlo Cazzaniga asst rhodense ospedale di Garbagnate Milanese
Carlo Cardile asst rhodense ospedale di garbagnate

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94iS1.14198

Keywords:

talar, body, fracture, displaced, foot.

Abstract

Talar body fractures are uncommon fractures of the foot and its management results to be very hard due to retrograde vascularization and wide articular cartilage coverage of talar surface, which could easily lead to poor functional outcomes, avascular osteonecrosis and early post traumatic arthritis. We describe a case of displaced, vertical, talar body fracture in a 41-year-old patient treated with reduction and fixation by talar anteromedial approach coupled to medial malleolar osteotomy to better expose the fracture. Our literature review has found few studies, in addition with a low level of statistical evidence. We advocate for more studies with a bigger sample and with a design of randomized control trials

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