title: Snowboard, wakeboard, dashboard? Isolated fracture of the lateral process of the talus in a high-speed road traffic accident.
abstract: We present a 23-year-old man who sustained an isolated fracture of the lateral process of the talus (LPT) in a head-on vehicle collision at a combined speed of 200 km/h. The driver of the other vehicle sustained fatal injuries at the scene. The LPT was openly reduced and fixed with successful outcome at 3 months. This case is unusual in the method of injury, in particular in relation to the isolated relatively minor injury sustained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Incorporating the National Childrens Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Evangeline Shimei
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Barry James
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Laurence Patrick
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: John Francis
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Quinlan
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult