title: Fatigue Stress Fracture of the Talar Body: An Uncommon Cause of Ankle Pain.
abstract: Fatigue stress fractures of the talus are rare and usually involve the head of the talus in military recruits. We report an uncommon cause of ankle pain due to a fatigue stress fracture of the body of the talus in a 32-year-old male social soccer player. Healing was achieved after weightbearing suppression for 6 weeks. Although rare, a stress fracture of the body of the talus should be considered in an athlete with a gradual onset of chronic ankle pain. Magnetic resonance imaging and bone scan are useful tools for early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kjpil@dongguk.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jong Pil
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Han Sol
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000503:physiopathology; D000072700:Conservative Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*
keywords: ankle pain; fatigue fracture; stress fracture; talus