Case report : subtalar dislocation with concomitant fracture of posterior process talus

Abstract EN

Fracture of the entire posterior process of talus with concomitant subtalar dislocation is extremely rare but associated with significant morbidity as it involves two articular surfaces, the ankle and subtalar joints.

Management of these rare injuries may be challenging due to the complex anato- my of the talus closeness of neurovascular bundle.

Surgical approaches to this area are not com- monly used and significant pain and disability can result if these injuries are not recognized or treated well.

In this case report, we present a 39-year-old male, who sustained a medial subtalar dislocation af- ter closed reduction of the subtalar joint.

Computed tomography was done which demonstrated displaced fracture of the entire posterior process of the talus and concomitant displaced anterior process of calcaneum fracture.

To our best knowledge, such a combination of injuries has not been reported so far.

Fracture of posterior process talus was treated with an open reduction and internal fixation as well calcaneal anterior process fracture.

The purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and operative fixation of this rare type of fractures.