SAGITTAL BURSTING FRACTURE OF THE TALUS

Fractures of the talus have a relatively low incidence, accounting for 0.3% of all bone fractures and 3.4% of fractures of bones in the foot . These injuries affect the neck of the talus more frequently than its head or body. Because of the combined traumatic mechanism, sagittal f racture of the talar body is extremely rare; the literature containes only a few case reports, all with severe dislocation of the fragments. Plain film radiographs and CT pictures recorded in a rare case of non -displaced fracture of the talar body are presented.