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Orthopaedic Trauma Guidance| Volume 54, ISSUE 4, P1027-1029, April 2023

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Nondisplaced talus neck fracture – Operative or nonoperative care?

Published:January 31, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2023.01.051
      HISTORY – A 25yo male is involved in a slip and fall mishap involving a skateboard. He fell while making a jump sliding down a stairway banister on his skateboard and has a lot of right ankle pain. He is otherwise unhurt. Radiographs of his right ankle were inconclusive (Fig. 1A and B).
      Fig. 1
      Fig. 1A - Initial AP xray of Right ankle. B - Initial Lateral xray of Right ankle.
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