title: Epidemiological study on talus fractures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to analyze the characteristics of patients with talus fractures and the injuries that they present.
  
  
  METHODS
  retrospective analysis on patients hospitalized in the Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, between 2006 and 2011, with talus fractures. Patient profile parameters, risk factors, fracture characteristics, treatment data and acute complications were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  analysis on 23 cases showed that men were more affected than women, with a ratio of 4.8:1. The most frequent trauma mechanism was traffic accidents, followed by falls from a height. The most frequent type of fracture was at the neck of the talus, with 17 cases. Among the 23 cases, seven had peritalar dislocation at the time of presentation, four had exposed fractures and 11 presented other associated fractures. The mean length of time between the trauma and the definitive treatment was six days, while the mean length of hospital stay was 11 days. Three patients presented acute postoperative complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  talus fractures occurred most commonly in the region of the talar neck and most frequently in young males who suffered high-energy trauma. In almost half of the cases, there were other associated fractures. The length of hospital stay was 11 days.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Hideyo
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sakaki
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Honda
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Garcia
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Trevisan
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorge Dos Santos
authors.initials: Jdos S
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Túlio Diniz
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Leme Godoy
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
keywords: Bone fractures; Epidemiology; Talus