FRACTURE OF THE POSTERIOR BODY OF THE TALUS - THE HIDDEN FRACTURE

Fractures of the entire posterior process of the talus are rare and ma y be easily missed, Both the ankle joint and the subtalar joint are in volved. This leads to malunion and early degenerative changes. We desc ribe four patients with fractures of the posterior process of the talu s which were initially missed. The patients were treated conservativel y, and early mobilization or cast immobilization did not change the po or late results. The pitfalls in the diagnosis and imaging evaluation of such fractures are discussed.