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BASICS
Description
- The talus, a small bone in the hindfoot:
- Articulates with the calcaneus and the remainder of the
midfoot bones
- Supports the body’s weight and distributes the
body’s forces to the foot
- Is critical to proper function of the foot
- Is covered (∼60%) with articular cartilage
- Is vascularly supplied by vessels through a small area
of the talar neck
- Because of its the tenuous blood supply, the talus is predisposed
to posttraumatic osteonecrosis.
- Fractures of the talus may be difficult to diagnose, and
the clinician must understand the presenting features of this injury because
of the high rate of osteonecrosis.
- The talus may fracture in different anatomic locations,
including the talar neck, the talar body, and the ...
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