Citation

Kim YS, Lee HM, Kim JP, Moon HS. J. Foot Ankle Surg. 2016; 55(5): 1113-1116.

Affiliation

Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1053/j.jfas.2016.01.042

PMID

26961416

Abstract

Fatigue stress fractures of the talus are rare and usually involve the head of the talus in military recruits. We report an uncommon cause of ankle pain due to a fatigue stress fracture of the body of the talus in a 32-year-old male social soccer player. Healing was achieved after weightbearing suppression for 6 weeks. Although rare, a stress fracture of the body of the talus should be considered in an athlete with a gradual onset of chronic ankle pain. Magnetic resonance imaging and bone scan are useful tools for early diagnosis.

Copyright © 2016 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

ankle pain; fatigue fracture; stress fracture; talus