title: Talar neck fracture with talar head dislocation and intact ankle and subtalar joints--a rare case report.
abstract: A rare case of talar neck fracture with intact ankle and subtalar joint is presented. The talar head fragment is dislocated dorsally with the fractured surface of the head facing plantarward. Only two such cases were reported in the literature. The mechanism of injury described in the yesteryears for talar neck fractures does not explain this variety of injury. A possible mechanism of injury has been described. This rare fracture has been successfully treated without any complications after a follow-up of 2 and 1/2 years.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Arthritis, Accident and Trauma, Bangalore, India. drlokeshav@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lokesh A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Veerappa
authors.forename: Chetan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gopalkrishna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013380:Subtalar Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery