TY - JOUR AU - Sakaki, Marcos AU - Bergamasco, Jordanna AU - Pinheiro, Lais AU - Rosa e Silva, Caio AU - Missima, Kenji PY - 2021/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Peripheral talus fractures: epidemiology and short-term outcomes JF - Journal of the Foot & Ankle JA - J Foot Ankle VL - 15 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - 10.30795/jfootankle.2021.v15.1223 UR - https://jfootankle.com/JournalFootAnkle/article/view/1223 SP - 26-30 AB - <p style="margin: 0px; border: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong>Objective</strong>: To present the epidemiology and assess short-term clinical and radiological outcomes of peripheral talus fractures treated between 2013 and 2019 at a secondary hospital. <strong>Methods:</strong> This is a retrospective study based on a series of 21 cases of peripheral talus fractures. Out of these 21 cases, 11 underwent functional assessment using the ankle-hindfoot scale of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and radiological assessment after a mean period of 24.5 months. <strong>Results:</strong> Regarding the epidemiology of the 21 reported cases, the mean age was 28.7 years and 76.2% of the patients were male. The left foot was affected in 71.4% of the cases, and the most frequent type of trauma was motorcycle accident (47.6%); 23.8% of the cases had open fractures. Complete peritalar dislocation occurred in 38.0% of the cases and the most common fracture was that of the lateral process of the talus, in 42.8% of the cases. Eleven patients returned for reassessment and presented a mean AOFAS score of 80.9 points. All fractures were consolidated at the moment of assessment, and one of them progressed to subtalar and talonavicular osteoarthritis, requiring triple arthrodesis. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The peripheral fractures studied here were caused by high-energy traumas with open fractures in one-quarter of the cases and were frequently associated with other fractures. The short-term functional outcome is good but has potential for severe complications such as stiffness and persistent pain. <em><strong>Level of Evidence IV, Therapeutic Studies; Case Series.</strong></em></p> ER -