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 significance ...
Your talus bone is the bottom part of the ankle joint. It connects your foot to the two bones in your lower leg — the tibia and fibula — that make up the top part of the ankle. The talus lies just ...
Treatment of open fractures of the talus has traditionally been complicated by a high incidence of infection, and excision of the talus has been recommended to decrease that risk. Two studies ...
1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Iskenderun State Hospital, Iskenderun, Turkey 2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Correspondence ...
Reduction and immobilization displaced fractures should not be delayed. As conditions allow, open reduction with stable internal fixation must rapidly follow initial management to limit further insult ...