TITLE:
Fracture Bilateral Talus in Children
AUTHORS:
Vinit Verma, Amit Batra, Pradeep Kamboj, Suresh Bhuriya, Raj Singh, Sumit Kumar, Rakesh Gupta, Narender Kumar Magu
KEYWORDS:
Paediatric Talus Fracture; Bilateral; Avascular Necrosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.4 No.9,
September
10,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Talar body injuries are rare,
particularly in children. To our knowledge, there has not been a single case
report of bilateral talus fracture in a child till date. We report two cases of
fracture bilateral talus in children. The first case is of a fracture separation of the
distal tibial epiphysis and a fracture of the body of the talus with
subluxation of ankle on right side and a fracture neck of talus on left side.
The second is fracture bilateral talus with epiphyseal injury of left distal
tibia. A minimal or undisplaced fracture of talus is less likely to undergo
avascular necrosis than a displaced fracture but even with optimal treatment,
avascular necrosis may still occur. It is of prime significance that these
fractures should be diagnosed
well in time to avert complications. Therefore an appropriate length of
follow-up is required.