Neck of the talus

Study entry

Description

A narrowing between the body and the head.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: huesos del pie: tarso»

Clinical correlation

Fracture of the neck of the talus

It happens in violent dorsiflexion of the ankle, as when stamping on the brake with full force in a head-on collision. Sometimes the body of the talus is displaced backward.

Related clinical cases

• Fracture of the neck of the talus

Other structures in this region

• Ilium
• Ischium
• Pubis
• Ala of the ilium
• Anterior superior iliac spine
• Anterior inferior iliac spine
• Posterior superior iliac spine
• Posterior inferior iliac spine