Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Open Enucleation of the Talus in a Case Report

Rajaallah A.

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

Tabbak K. *

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

Jebbouri K.

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

Lamnaouar F.

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

Kassimi C.

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

Rafaoui A.

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

Rafai M.

Traumatology and Orthopedics Emergency Department, CHU Ibn Road of Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

We report a case of open enucleation of the talus, surgically treated conservatively. Enucleation or triple dislocation of the talus is a rare and serious traumatic injury. The study reports case of a 55 years old, was the victim of an attack by a stone with a direct point of impact on the right ankle while the foot was fixed, resulting in total functional impotence and severe pain. Enucleation of the talus is a rare lesion, rarely described in the literature. The functional prognosis of the ankle is compromised by the risk of osteonecrosis.

Keywords: Enucleation of the talus, severe pain, osteonecrosis, traumatic injury

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