Combined fracture of the talus: Arthroscopic treatment

Arthroscopy. 2001 Apr;17(4):418-21. doi: 10.1053/jars.2001.21847.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to report the treatment and short-term results of a combined fracture of the talus treated arthroscopically. A 29-year-old man sustained an anterolateral osteochondral grade III fracture of the talus dome associated with a coronal fracture of the body of the talus. This injury was reduced and fixed arthroscopically using cannulated screws. The patient returned to his daily style of living after 3 months time. One year later, the patient remains asymptomatic. Radiography showed neither signs of osteonecrosis nor osteoarthritis of the talus at the 1-year follow-up. Therefore, arthroscopic surgery could be an alternative treatment for this kind of talus fracture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Adult
  • Arthroscopy*
  • Bone Screws
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Synovectomy
  • Talus / diagnostic imaging
  • Talus / injuries*