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Nonunion of the Posteromedial Tubercle of the Talus: Interest of SPECT/CT
Author(s): Delcroix Olivier, Garrigues Florent, Robin Philippe, Abgral Ronan and Querellou SolèneDelcroix Olivier, Garrigues Florent, Robin Philippe, Abgral Ronan and Querellou Solène
We report the case of an isolated fracture of the posteromedial tubercle of the talar process caused by a posterior tackle in a football player, which is an unusual and misdiagnosed fracture leading to a nonunion causing a chronic ankle pain. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case demonstrating the major interest of SPECT/CT to diagnose an unusual nonunion of the posteromedial tubercle of the talus... Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9619.1000299
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