title: Unusual ankle fracture: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Fractures of the talus are uncommon, and talar body fractures in the sagittal plane are still rarer. The aim of its treatment is urgent anatomic reduction to restore congruency of the ankle and to reduce the risk of avascular necrosis by preserving any remaining blood supply. We report the case of a body talar fracture in sagittal plane associated with fracture of the medial malleolus in a young adult; the mechanism of the fracture was plantar hyperflexion, internal rotation and axial compression. We perform an open reduction and stabilization with two screws for the talus and screw the medial malleolus. At 14 months following the injury patient had good range of movement with little pain. The mechanism is discussed along with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery B4, UH Hassan II-Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mechchat
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery B4, UH Hassan II-Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Soufiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bensaad
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery B4, UH Hassan II-Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery B4, UH Hassan II-Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelhalim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elibrahimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery B4, UH Hassan II-Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelmajid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elmrini
keywords: Medial malleolus; Sagittal fracture; Screw; Talar body