Open AccessA soccer player with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the complete lateral talar dome: a case report
Author(s) -
Doornberg Job N.,
Leeuw Peter A. J.,
Zengerink Maartje,
Dijk C. Niek
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.806
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1433-7347
pISSN - 0942-2056
DOI - 10.1007/s00167-009-0798-9
Subject(s) - curettage , medicine , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , dome (geology) , resection , geology , paleontology , population , environmental health
Abstract We report a 13‐year‐old soccer player with osteonecrosis of the talus and a large carticular fragment. The defect was revitalized with curettage and drilling and filled with autologous bone graft followed by the fixation of the carticular fragment with two conventional lag screws. Screw placement was such that they could be removed arthroscopically. Healing was uneventful. Eighteen months postoperative hardware was indeed removed arthroscopically. He returned to his former competitive level without restrictions or complaints.