Introduction: Despite increasing number of literature and publication on talus lateral process fracture, early diagnosis with this fracture is still missed leading to awful long term complication especially the younger ones. Discussion: The complications following delayed diagnosis of these fractures can be disabling so high index of suspicion even with minor ankle injuries as in this case is r...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of demineralized bone matrix (DBM) with and without platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of osteochondral defects (OCDs) of the talus. We hypothesized that treatment with DBM would result in more bone formation than no treatment in control OCDs, and that PRP would further enhance the regenerative capacity of DBM. MET...

We investigated the hydrologic, geochemical, and biogeochemical controls on stream chemical composition on the Green Lakes Valley and Andrews Creek watersheds using the alpine hydrochemical model (AHM). Both sites had comparable data sets from 1994 and 1996, including high-resolution spatial data and high-frequency time series of hydrology, geochemistry, and meteorology. The model of each water...

Fifty-seven year old patient with open medial dislocation of the left talus, with suprasyndesmotic fracture of the fibula, due to indirect traumatism. The following were carried out: washing, cleaning the talus and the soft parts, Friedrich, reduction, fixing with Kirschner needles, suture of the deltoid ligament, and osteosynthesis of the fibula. There were neither surface nor deep post-operat...

Objectives: Fresh osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation has been reported as a viable treatment option for chondral lesions of the talus, but there is insufficient data regarding patients’ participation in sports or recreational activity following procedure. The purpose this study was to assess frequency patients who participated OCA talus. Methods: We identified 36 ankles 34 (70% well ...

We describe five adolescent patients aged between 13 and 16 years with bipartite ossification of the posteromedial aspect of the talus. All presented without a history of trauma. All the ankles had a similar radiological appearance. Clinically, some restriction of movement was noted in three ankles and two subtalar joints, In addition, pain was noted over the posteromedial aspect of the ankle i...

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is an acquired idiopathic lesion of subchondral bone that can produce delamination and sequestration with or without articular cartilage involvement and instability. The cause of OCD is still debated: the most recognized etiology is the occurrence of repetitive micro-traumas associated with vascular impairment, causing progressive ankle pain and dysfunction in sk...

Transchondral fracture, osteochondral fracture, osteochondritis or dome fracture are all terms used to describe similar lesions ofthe talus. Although this lesion has been extensively studied (Berndt and Harty 1959; Mukherjee and Young 1973; Yvars 1976; Alexander and Lichtman 1980; Canale and Belding 1980; O’Farrell and Costello 1982), several questions of clinical relevance remain unanswered, s...

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) of the bone is extremely uncommon and consists of less than 1% of primary bone tumors. It is characterized by epithelioid endothelial cells and has variable biological behavior. EHE is more likely to occur between 20 and 30 years of age. Approximately half of EHE present with multifocal disease. Since the behavior of these tumors is intermediate, it is imp...

We have developed a method of measuring anterior displacement of the calcaneus on the talus in instability of the subtalar joint and have used the technique to demonstrate anterior instability in 50 patients (72 feet) showing a positive drawer sign. The angle of the posterior facet of the talus was also measured to assess the bony configuration. Our patients with subtalar joint instability coul...