Affiliation
Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, The Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland. ann_maria_byrne@hotmail.comIssue Date
2012MeSH
Accidental FallsCasts, Surgical
Child
Female
Fractures, Bone
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Talus
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Paediatric talus fracture. 2012, 2012: BMJ Case RepJournal
BMJ case reportsDOI
10.1136/bcr.10.2011.5028PubMed ID
22605852Abstract
Paediatric talus fractures are rare injuries resulting from axial loading of the talus against the anterior tibia with the foot in dorsiflexion. Skeletally immature bone is less brittle, with higher elastic resistance than adult bone, thus the paediatric talus can sustain higher forces before fractures occur. However, displaced paediatric talus fractures and those associated with high-energy trauma have been associated with complications including avascular necrosis, arthrosis, delayed union, neurapraxia and the need for revision surgery. The authors present the rare case of a talar neck fracture in a skeletally immature young girl, initially missed on radiological review. However, clinical suspicion on the part of the emergency physician, repeat examination and further radiographic imaging revealed this rare paediatric injury.Item Type
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1757-790Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bcr.10.2011.5028
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