Talus stress fractures

NewsBot · Aug 11, 2006

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Outcomes of Stress Fractures of the Talus
American Journal of Sports Medicine 2006

Background: Stress fractures of the talus are rare, and only a few small studies have been published. In the absence of follow-up studies, the outcomes of these injuries are unknown.

Hypothesis: Traumatic fractures of the talus frequently heal poorly, and stress fracture healing might remain inadequate. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of stress fractures of the talus treated in the authors' institution with reduced exercise and nonweightbearing.

Study Design: Case series (prognosis); Level of evidence, 4.

Methods: Patients with a diagnosed stress fracture in the talus by magnetic resonance imaging between April 1997 and March 2005 were recalled for a follow-up inspection by an orthopaedic surgeon, magnetic resonance imaging, and plain radiographs to determine the outcome of the injury.

Results: One of the 9 patients in our sample declined the invitation, leaving 8 patients with 9 stress fractures in the talus who participated in the follow-up examination. Five patients displayed subchondral degeneration and edema near the original injury area in the follow-up magnetic resonance imaging. In 2 patients, the degeneration was also visible on the plain radiographs. Three patients had mild and 2 moderate symptoms after the mean follow-up time of 45 months (range, 12-74 months). No serious complications in the healing process were seen.

Conclusion: Stress fractures of the talus do not seem to seriously damage the foot. In a middle-term follow-up, however, minor to moderate symptoms and radiological degeneration of the injured area prevailed in roughly half of the patients.
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NewsBot · Mar 5, 2016

Fatigue Stress Fracture of the Talar Body: An Uncommon Cause of Ankle Pain
Young Sung Kim, MD, Ho Min Lee, MD, Jong Pil Kim, MD, Han Sol Moon, MD
JFAS; Article in Press

Fatigue stress fractures of the talus are rare and usually involve the head of the talus in military recruits. We report an uncommon cause of ankle pain due to a fatigue stress fracture of the body of the talus in a 32-year-old male social soccer player. Healing was achieved after weightbearing suppression for 6 weeks. Although rare, a stress fracture of the body of the talus should be considered in an athlete with a gradual onset of chronic ankle pain. Magnetic resonance imaging and bone scan are useful tools for early diagnosis.
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NewsBot · Oct 2, 2018

Bilateral Stress Fractures of the Talus Associated with Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformities.
Matsumoto T et al
Case Rep Orthop. 2018 Sep 9;2018:5376384.

Adult-acquired flatfoot deformity is a progressive flattening of the arch of the foot that results from posterior tibial tendon insufficiency with a predilection for middle-aged women. A lateralized force vector associated with hindfoot valgus in adult-acquired flatfoot produces lateral ankle pain due to impingement at the lateral hindfoot, which can even lead to stress fractures of the distal fibula. Here, we present the rare case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with stress fractures of the bilateral taluses and unilateral distal fibula accompanied by severe adult-acquired flatfoot deformities.
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