The Foot
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 39-41, March 2010

Talar neck fracture with talar head dislocation and intact ankle and subtalar joints—A rare case report

  • Lokesh A. Veerappa

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: House No. 38, 3rd Cross, I Stage, III Block, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560072, Karnataka, India. Tel.: +91 80 23391441/+91 9845740443 (mobile).
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  • Chetan Gopalkrishna

Hospital for Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Arthritis, Accident and Trauma (HOSMAT), Bangalore, India

Received 29 September 2008; received in revised form 9 October 2009; accepted 10 December 2009.

Abstract 

A rare case of talar neck fracture with intact ankle and subtalar joint is presented. The talar head fragment is dislocated dorsally with the fractured surface of the head facing plantarward. Only two such cases were reported in the literature. The mechanism of injury described in the yesteryears for talar neck fractures does not explain this variety of injury. A possible mechanism of injury has been described. This rare fracture has been successfully treated without any complications after a follow-up of 2 and 1/2 years.

Keywords: Displaced talar head, Mechanism of injury, Talar neck fracture

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PII: S0958-2592(09)00111-4

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2009.12.001

The Foot
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 39-41, March 2010

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