A report of a very rare localization of bone metastasis to the talus.

Authors :: Maccauro, Giulio
Esposito, Massimo
Muratori, Francesco
Gebert, C.
Gosheger, George
Logroscino, Carlo Ambrogio
Source :: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. Mar2006, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p67-69. 3p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: A very rare case of a bone metastasis to the talus as a primary symptom of the disease is described in a 64-year-old female. Staging revealed that the primary lesion was a transitional carcinoma localized in the kidney basin. The surgical treatment consisted of bone curettage, reconstruction with PMMA and an arthrodesis of the ankle joint with two screws. Postoperatively a radiotherapy was performed with 45 gray. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]