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Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 38-41 (March 2007)


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Avulsion fracture of the medial tubercle of the posterior process of the talus: Three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography features

Christos K. YiannakopoulosCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Anastassios D. Kanellopoulos

Abstract 

Fractures of the medial tubercle of the posterior talar process are rare avulsion fractures, which commonly remain undetected during the first presentation of the patient in the Emergency Department, simulating a more benign ankle sprain. The diagnostic evaluation using three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) and the successful conservative treatment of a medial tubercle fracture in a young athlete is presented.

Pediatric Orthopaedics Department, KAT Accident Hospital, Athens, Greece

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PII: S0958-2592(06)00056-3

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2006.04.004


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