Talus Partitus: a review of five cases diagnosed by MRI.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2020
Abstract
Talus partitus is a rare skeletal developmental abnormality characterized by a split of the posterior talar bone in the coronal plane. Patients with talus partitus typically present with posterior ankle pain and instability, often displaying varying degrees of chondrosis and secondary degenerative change on imaging. To date, only few case reports describing the imaging appearance of talus partitus have been published. The majority of these publications are limited to radiographic and computed tomography (CT) imaging findings, despite the ubiquity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To the authors' knowledge, there is little description of typical MRI findings of the symptomatic talus partitus in the radiologic literature. We present a series of five cases of talus partitus identified on MRI and examine pitfalls in diagnosis, differential considerations, pathophysiology, and treatment options.
Volume
49
Issue
3
First Page
491
Last Page
501
ISSN
1432-2161
Published In/Presented At
Pomeranz, C. L., Morrison, W. B., Desai, V., Zoga, A. C., & Belair, J. A. (2020). Talus Partitus: a review of five cases diagnosed by MRI. Skeletal radiology, 49(3), 491–501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-019-03329-3
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
31707422
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article