Q. ‘Astragalectomy’ is excision of which bone given below?
1. Navicular
2. Cuneiform
3. Cuboid
4. Talus
Answer -4
The 'astragalus' is old name for talus bone.
The fracture neck talus was also known as 'Aviator's Astragalus' after old name of talus as astragalus. It is also called 'aviator's fracture' now.
Thus Astragalectomy is synonymous with Talectomy.
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