[Talus injuries]

Due to function and anatomy the talus plays a special part among the tarsal bones. The extended joint surfaces cause a high rate of arthrosis in fractures, the difficult blood supply leads very often to a disturbance of the supply of the talus in the case of vulneration. Fractures are divided in central and peripheral forms which could be caused either by simple or compound fracture mechanism. The computed tomography offers precious informations in the diagnosis of talus vulnerations. Besides the conservative therapy of peripheral fractures there is the operative treatment of central fracture forms. Infection, arthrosis and necrosis of the talus are to be mentioned especially as postoperative complications.