[Emergency medial malleolus osteotomy for the treatment of fractures of talar neck combined with dislocation of talar body].
OBJECTIVE
To explore therapeutic effects of emergency medial malleolus osteotomy for the treatment of fractures of talar neck and dislocation of talar body.


METHODS
From 1995. 6 to 2007. 10, among 24 patients with fractures of talar neck and dislocation of talar body, 18 patients were male and 6 patients were female, ranging in age from 28 to 58 years (mean 35.4 years). The duration from injury to the emergency ward ranged from 0.5 to 12 h. All the patients were treated in 5 hours after hospitalization with emergency medial malleolus osteotomy and internal fixation. Firstly, osteotomy was made above the medial malleolus tip; Secondly, the medial malleolus was turned over downward to uncover the talus; Then, the fracture of talus can be reduced in direct visidn.


RESULTS
All the patients were followed up ranged from 6 to 60 months. According to Kenwright evaluation standards, 18 patients obtained an excellent results, 4 good and 2 fair.


CONCLUSIONS
It is easy and clearly to perform medial malleolus osteotomy. The blood circulation of talus is preserved. So it is an effective method to treat the fractures of talar neck and dislocation of talar body.
Liu
Hua-Shui
HS
Department of Orthopaedics, the Third People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan 250000, Shandong, China.
Bu
Jin-Peng
JP
Xie
Xin-Min
XM
Jia
Feng-Shuang
FS
D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013628:Talus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome