Pesquisa Clínica em Pé e Tornozelo

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Occult Talar Fractures in Young Athletes: Case Report and Literature Review

Natália Barbosa, Lynn N. Bitar, Mohammad Jawad H. Rahal, Walter Mac Dougall

Talar fractures are uncommon injuries that are often misdiagnosed as usual ankle sprains. The diagnosis could be challenging only with a plain radiography and the computerized tomography scan could be the first exam reaching it. The consequences of a missed diagnosis are increased risk of persistent pain, non-union and degenerative changes. We present a case of a non-displaced talar neck fracture in an athlete diagnosed only after 7 days, and a case of a snowboarder fracture in a football player identified only at tenth day. Both cases had an acceptable clinical outcome, but the complications are neither uncommon nor neglectable.