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Table 1 Mechanisms of injury distribution by talar injury patterns (324 injuries)

From: Different patterns and characteristics of Talar injuries at two main orthopedic trauma centers in Shiraz, south of Iran

 

Body neck head fractures

Process fractures

Osteochondral fractures

Pantalar Dislocations

Subtalar Dislocations

Unspecified fractures

Total

Isolated body fractures

Isolated neck fractures

Isolated head fractures

Combined body & neck fractures

Head fracture combinations

Isolated lateral process fractures

Isolated posterior process fractures

Isolated medial tubercle fractures

Combined lateral & posterior processes fractures

Medial tubercle fracture combinations

MVA

34

32

3

21

3

22

14

3

5

0

6

4

2

1

150

Fall

31

20

5

26

2

20

9

5

2

5

7

0

0

7

139

Direct Trauma

3

9

3

1

0

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

21

Sport Injury

2

3

2

1

0

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

14

  1. MVA motor vehicle accident
  2. Bold numbers are indicative of the most common injury mechanism for each kind of talus fracture and/or dislocation