title: Sonographic diagnosis of a medial talar avulsion fracture.
abstract: Occult talus fractures can be easily misdiagnosed as simple ankle sprains, resulting in painful nonunion, arthrosis, avascular necrosis, and long-term disability. We present a case of ankle injury with medial talar fracture that was negative on plain radiography but was diagnosed with sonography. Sonography is a valuable tool in screening ankle sprains and may assist clinicians in diagnosing the nature of ankle injury, thus guiding the most appropriate therapeutic strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Yi-Pin
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Cheng-Tsung
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yu-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D064386:Ankle Fractures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014463:Ultrasonography