Abstract
Progress in diagnostic tools had enabled a more precise assessment of fractures of the talar neck. We discuss classifications based on magnetic resonance imaging which have provided an important aid for preoperative planning.
We recall here changing attitudes concerning the treatment of these fractures as well as their classification based on surgical anatomy. Details of the surgical technique are also discussed and the postoperative phase described.
This work is completed by comments on complications we have observed in our experience, focusing on the social cost of these complex fractures, their treatment and outcome, and the unpredictability of the disability caused by fractures of the talar neck, even after perfect reduction.
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