title: Osteochondritis dissecans of the talus.
abstract: Osteochondritis dissecans of the body of the talus is a common entity; however, osteochondritis dissecans of the head of the talus has not been found in the orthopaedic literature. The authors report a case of a defect in the talar head following trauma to the ankle, which has radiographic characteristics of osteochondritis dissecans.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000473:pathology*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013628:Talus / Q000473:pathology*