What is it about?
Combined fractures of the talus and adjacent bones are rare. We present a case with a fracture of the talus body concurrently with a tibial shaft fracture.
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Why is it important?
In the current case with a one-year follow-up, providing an opportunity for preoperative soft tissue healing, preservation of the soft tissue and anatomical reduction during surgery, and stable internal fixation provided excellent results.
Perspectives
Before the open reduction of the talar body fracture using internal fixation, the patient was followed up for 13 days to monitor soft tissue healing. Soft tissue damage which may prevent early surgery should not change our treatment. One-year follow-up, preservation of the soft tissue and anatomical reduction during surgery, and stable internal fixation provided excellent results.
Mehmet Ozbey Buyukkuscu
Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital
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This page is a summary of: Simultaneous fracture of the tibia shaft and talar body — A case report, Trauma Case Reports, June 2019, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100204.
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