Total talar extrusion without soft tissue attachments.

We describe the long-term outcomes of two patients who had complete talar extrusion without remaining soft tissue attachment treated with arthrodesis. Both of our patients had complications such as infection and progressive osteolysis. We suggest reimplantation of the extruded talus after thorough debridement as soon as possible as a reasonable option unless the talus is contaminated or missing, because an open wound may arise from inside to outside. PMID: 24900908 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24900908?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - November 25, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research

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