or crush fractures. The mechanism of injury, diagnosis, and management reflect those of talar neck fractures, however the incidence of avascular necrosis is higher in fractures of the talar body.

Significant soft-tissue disruption is frequently associated with high-grade talar neck fractures. [22] Up to 20% of cases present as open injuries with an anterolateral wound at the level of the ...

Former UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Resident J Thompson McMurtrie, M.D., published “Union Rates of Talar Neck Fractures With Substantial Bone Defects Treated With Autograft” in the Foot and Ankle ...