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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 9:33:100405.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100405. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Talar neck non-union in an athlete successfully treated with a synthetic bone graft: A case report

Aws Khanfar  1 , Ahmad Rimawi  2 , Bashar Al Qaroot  3
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Talar neck non-union in an athlete successfully treated with a synthetic bone graft: A case report

Aws Khanfar et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

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Abstract

Talar neck non-union is a rare complication of talar neck fractures. No guidelines are currently available for the proper management of this complication; thus, it can be hard for orthopaedic surgeons to successfully treat. Here we are reporting a case of talar neck non-union occurring in a 22-year-old male patient after a road traffic accident and presented to our institution 10 months after the initial injury. The non-union was managed surgically with an open reduction and internal fixation with the use of a synthetic bone graft to fill the defects. The patient regained full function and remained without complications after 7 years of follow up.

Keywords: Ankle; Foot; Fracture; Graft; Non-union; Talar neck; Talus.

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The preoperative images of the patient.
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Post-operative x-ray.
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Clinical examination of the patient at last follow up.
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The last x-ray 7.5 years post-operatively.
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