title: Sonographic diagnosis of talar lateral process fracture.
abstract: The frequency of fractures of the lateral process of the talus (LPT) has markedly increased because of the expansion of snowboard activity. These lesions are difficult to diagnose, because they have aspecific signs, and standard radiographs do not show the fractures in 50% of cases. Sonography is used more and more in the assessment of ankle trauma, but it is rarely performed for detection of bone fractures. We report a case of a patient in which sonography directly showed an LPT fracture.
authors.affiliation: Département de Radiologie, Division de Radiodiagnostic et de Radiologie Interventionnelle, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Copercini
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonvin
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinoli
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014463:Ultrasonography