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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744489
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Early Reduction of an Open Extruded Talus: Case Report[*]

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Carlos A. Sánchez 
1   Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colômbia
,
Daniela Gutierrez 
2   Faculdade de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colômbia
,
Whendy A. Mendoza 
3   Universidad de la Sabana, Cundinamarca, Colômbia
,
Manuel E. Niño 
4   Cirurgia de Pé e Tornozelo, Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colômbia
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Abstract

Talar dislocation is an infrequent lesion, with variable outcomes reported in case reports and case series. Its epidemiology has not been elucidated to date, as this lesion is described in different ways: complete talar extrusion, closed or open dislocation, open dislocation with associated talar fracture, or open dislocation with malleolar fracture. Such classifications limit the possibility of evaluating this condition as a single pathology. There is also no consensus on which is the best treatment for this lesion. Many different treatment techniques have been described, including reimplantation with and without external fixation, early osteosynthesis, and even early talectomy and tibiocalcaneal pseudoartrhodesis. The outcomes of this type of injury can be as varied as the treatment options. The complications observed in the first year after the injury can be infection, avascular necrosis (AVN) and early posttraumatic osteoarthritis. The present paper reports adequate functional and radiological outcomes after one year of early reduction of a complete talar extrusion with osteosynthesis of a medial malleolar fracture.

Keywords

talus - fractures, bone - avascular necrosis - infections

Funding statement

The present study did not receive any funding from public, commercial or non-profit sources.


* Work developed at Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana, Bogotá, Colombia.




Publication History

Received: 20 May 2021

Accepted: 31 August 2021

Article published online:
25 April 2022

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