Talus Fractures in Snowboarders: A Case Series

Fractures of the lateral process talus have been associated with snowboarding, so much that they earned nickname “snowboarder’s ankle”; these typically occur relatively low-energy injuries when compared fractures talar head, neck, and body. We observed snowboarding portends a higher risk skiing can include energy injury patterns. This study describes series body caused by their treatment, outcomes. A retrospective chart review was performed on all surgical cases collected from 2007 to 2012 body, or sustained while snowboarding. Radiographs were reviewed characterized. Questionnaires, including Foot Ankle Disability Index (FADI), mailed patients. The pre-operative reports, treatments, outcomes evaluated. Nine patients identified injury. One patient an isolated head fracture, three neck fractures, one had two fractures. Two combination injuries. At 2.5 years mean follow-up (range 6 months 5 years), none developed avascular necrosis, nonunion/malunion, required subsequent surgery. FADI scores indicated good excellent results post-operatively.