23-year-old male complains of heel pain since slipping down steps

The x-ray shows minimally displaced fractures of the posterior process of the talus.
The patient was placed in a short cast at the urgent care site, with advice to avoid putting weight on the affected limb and to follow up with an orthopedist within three days.

Typically, such injuries are treated with a short leg cast for four to six weeks, with some suggesting 15 degrees of plantar flexion. (Reference: Fractures of Posterior Process of Talus. Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics.)

Case presented by Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM; the patient was treated by Dr. Eliyahu Sheleg.
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Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

Clinical Researcher at TEREM Emergency Services