Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages e57-e60, September 2010

An unusual presentation of talus fracture in a child: A case report

  • Hamidreza Yazdi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Mehdi Ramezan Shirazi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Baharestan Sq, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 2133542022/9121875903.

Received 1 December 2009; accepted 13 March 2010. published online 26 May 2010.

Abstract 

Talar fracture in children is extremely rare. In 1919, Anderson described talar fractures and used the term of aviator astragalus in his series. We report a case of talar neck fracture in a 9-year-old boy which does not match with any type of Hawkins’ classification. We describe the radiological features of the fracture and outline its therapy and prognosis. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, such a case with this unusual presentation has not been previously reported in the literature.

Keywords: Fracture, Talar neck, Pediatric

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PII: S1268-7731(10)00037-8

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2010.03.005

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages e57-e60, September 2010

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