Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique
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Before the development of the snowboard sport, the fracture of the lateral process of the talus was a very rare injury. Since the increasing popularity of snowboarding, starting in Europe at about 1980, these fractures occurred more frequently. The largest epidemiological serie from Kirkpatrick in 1998 reports an incidence of 2.3% of all snowboarding injuries representing 15% of all snowboarding ankle injuries [1]. ⋯ Physicians caring for snowboarders should look specifically for fracture of the lateral process of the talus in a snowboarder with a lateral ankle or foot injury [3]. This fracture can mimic a lateral ankle sprain, yet the fracture is easily missed on plain radiographs of the ankle. Because displaced or comminuted fractures can cause long-term disability, primary care physicians and specialists alike need to be aware of the association of this fracture with snowboarding [3].