Talus fracture in a 4-year-old child

Aurélien Michel-Traverso; Trieu Hoai Nam Ngo; Clémence Bruyere; Marco Saglini

doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-215063

Talus fracture in a 4-year-old child

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Apr 11:2017:bcr2016215063. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215063.

Authors

Aurélien Michel-Traverso¹, Trieu Hoai Nam Ngo², Clémence Bruyere³, Marco Saglini⁴

Affiliations

¹ Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland auremt@gmail.com.
² Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ EHC Morges, Morges, Switzerland.

Abstract

Fracture of the talus is uncommon in childhood. We report a case of talar neck fracture that occurred in a 4-year-old girl. We present the radiological findings, the orthopaedic follow-up and the clinical outcome.

Keywords: Emergency medicine; Orthopaedics; Paediatrics; Trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Casts, Surgical
Child, Preschool
Female
Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging*
Fractures, Bone / therapy*
Humans
Pain Management
Talus / injuries*
Treatment Outcome