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Painful nonunion of fracture of the entire posterior process of the talus: a case report

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We report a 14-year-old boy in whom isolated nonunion fracture of the posterior process of the talus. He underwent surgical repair with Herbert Whipple screw fixation and plaster immobilization. Osseous union was achieved 3 months after surgery, resulting in the resolution of symptoms and complete functional recovery. To our knowledge, the present report is the first to describe a successful outcome for surgical treatment of painful nonunion of fracture of the entire posterior process of the talus.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Nakai, Ryoji Murao, Ko Temporin & Masaaki Kakiuchi

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Nakai, T., Murao, R., Temporin, K. et al. Painful nonunion of fracture of the entire posterior process of the talus: a case report. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 125, 721–724 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-005-0055-8

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