Talus Fractures
A 24-year-old ballet dancer presents with chronic posterior ankle pain worsened by plantarflexion movements (relevé position). She recalls a twisting injury 6 months ago. Examination reveals tenderness posterior to the lateral malleolus between the peroneal tendons and Achilles. Pain is reproduced with forced plantarflexion. Lateral radiograph shows a triangular ossicle posterior to the talus measuring 12mm. Regarding posterior process talus pathology:
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The posterior process of the talus has two tubercles: the LATERAL (posterolateral tubercle, also cal...
A SHEPHERD FRACTURE refers to fracture of the lateral (posterolateral) tubercle, typically caused by...
Shepherd fracture involves the medial tubercle; os trigonum is always symptomatic; the posterior pro...
CEDELL FRACTURE refers to fracture of the medial (posteromedial) tubercle, less common than Shepherd...
Treatment of posterior process fractures depends on fragment size and displacement: small or minimal...
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