Talar Neck Fracture after United Tibiotalar Fusion

Surgical Treatment of Talar Neck Fractures Evaluation of Results

Background: Consideration of gravity of talar neck fractures and evaluation of the treatment results. Patients and Methods: 22 patients suffering from talar neck fractures were retrospectively reviewed. There were ten type A, six type B, three type C, and three type D fractures according to the Hawkins classification modified by Canale & Kelly. All patients underwent open reduction and internal...

Primary ankle fusion using blair technique for severely comminuted fracture of the talus.

OBJECTIVE We report a case of a severely comminuted fracture of the body of the talus treated by primary Blair tibiotalar fusion. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A very severely comminuted open fracture of the body of the talus was treated on the same day of injury by debridement and tibiotalar fusion using the Blair fusion technique. CONCLUSION Blair fusion may be indicated in cases...

Radiologic case study. Talar neck fracture with tibiotalar and posterior subtalar dislocation.

Secondary correction of talar fractures: asking for trouble?

Secondary anatomical reconstruction of malunions or nonunions after talar fractures or fracture-dislocations with preservation of all three joints aims at maximal functional rehabilitation. A corrective osteotmy or revision of a pseudoarthrosis with axial realignment and internal fixation was carried out in 22 patients (aged 15 to 50) at a mean of 9 (range, 1.5 to 45) months after having sustai...

A case of the total talus dislocation

A healthy 59yearold man was brought to the emergency room complaining of severe pain in his left ankle after falling down a flight of stairs. He suffered an ankle deformity but the overlying skin was intact (Figure 1). AP Xray (Figure 2A) showed dislocation of the talus from the tibiotalar joints and fragmentation of the talar head. From the lateral view (Figure 2B), the subtalar and talonavicu...