What is a stress fracture of the talus?
The Talus bone is the bone at the top of the ankle which the tibia or shin bone sits on. Stess fractures of the talus are sometimes seen in footballers and track and field athletes. The talus is more susceptable to developing a stress fracture when the ankle is repeatedly over pronated and plantar flexed (or rolling on / flattening at the same time as pointing the foot downwards). This movement is seen in Pole Vaulters who plant the pole too late making the foot too far forward at take off.
