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Hawkins type III talar neck fracture dislocation with neurovascular and tendon entrapment in a toddler.

Naresh Kumar SainiVijay Kumar JainKarthikeyan Parthasarathy Iyengar
Published in: BMJ case reports (2021)
Paediatric displaced fracture of the neck of talus is extremely rare injury with variable outcomes. We report our experience in managing a Hawkins type III talar neck fracture dislocation with neurovascular and tendon entrapment in a 3-year-old boy. We describe the emergency presentation, radiological findings, orthopaedic management and clinical and functional outcomes in this toddler following the injury with review of the current literature.
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