Injuries of the ligaments of the talar joint
Kudrna, K.; Zeman, M.; Vlasák, R.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 68(2): 141-144
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 2718060 Document Number: 326566
Based on experience with the treatment of 404 patients with injuries of the soft parts of the talus the authors maintain that markedly better results are achieved in patients where sufficiently long immobilization with a plaster bandage was used or where early reconstruction of the injured ligaments was performed. A very important negative factor is treatment of these injuries without immobilization or inadequate immobilization, as a high percentage of the patients develop instability of the talus with all its consequences. The authors consider arthrography the exact diagnostic method, the results of which are decisive for the therapeutic procedure.