title: Talus Bipartitus Etiology - Is Neonatal Infection Involved?
abstract: Talus bipartitus is a rare skeletal variation. Several causative factors have been proposed, but none of them seem to be convincing. We hypothesize that talus bipartitus may result from ossification disruption in neonatal period caused possibly by an infection. The observations supporting this link are discussed. The hypothesis is supported by two cases with symptomatic talus bipartitus illustrating the postulated connection.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  ankle, pain etiology, talus abnormalities, talus bipartitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Prof. Adam Gruca Clinical Hospital, Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Boszczyk
authors.forename: Ł
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Kołodziej
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013628:Talus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*