Fractures of the body of the talus encompass a wide variety of injuries and account for over 25% of all injuries to the talus. [22] No classification scheme categorizes them with clinical ...

Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD Broken ankles may involve one or more of the three bones of the ankle joint—the ...

Eight years after Hawkins' description of talar neck fractures, Canale and Kelly [20] reported a type IV fracture -- a displaced talar neck fracture with either dislocation or subluxation of all ...

The talus bone is a little longer than 5 centimeters in women and a bit over 6 centimeters in men. A fracture of the talus ...

Former UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Resident J Thompson McMurtrie, M.D., published “Union Rates of Talar Neck Fractures With Substantial Bone Defects Treated With Autograft” in the Foot and Ankle ...

Dr. Nickisch’s clinical interests include acute and subacute traumatic injuries to the foot and ankle (Achilles Tendon ruptures, calcaneus fractures, talus fractures midfoot fractures and fracture ...

A case report of a patient with secondary progression of a talar body stress fracture is presented. To our knowledge, a stress fracture of the talar body with secondary progression has not as yet been ...