Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
25th National Anatomy Congress, Ordu, Türkiye, 25 Ağustos 2025, cilt.19, sa.7223, ss.45, (Özet Bildiri)
Objective: The talus, the most proximal of the tarsal bones, plays a vital role in transferring body weight between the leg and foot. This study aimed to classify talar articular surfaces, perform detailed morphometric analyses, and identify morpho logical variations important for osteotomy procedures. Methods: Fifty dry talus bones (29 left, 21 right) from Yozgat Bozok and Erciyes University medical faculties were examined. Articular surfaces were categorized using Boyan’s classification (Types A, B, C), and 16 morphometric parameters were meas ured using a digital caliper and goniometer. The collum-corpus tali angle was also evaluated. Data were analyzed with GraphPad Prism 9. Right-left differences were tested with the Student’s t-test (p<0.05). Results: Type B was the most common (82%), followed by Type A (10%) and Type C (2%). Subtype distribution showed B1: 30%, B2: 52%, and A3: 8%; Type A4 was not observed. No significant right-left differences were found in anterior-poste rior length or transverse width. However, statistically signifi cant asymmetries were identified in lateral articular surface height, caput tali width, total talar height, and collum tali angle (p<0.05). Conclusion: The study highlights side-dependent asymme tries and morphological variations in the talus. Findings such as collum tali angle differences are critical for surgical planning, prosthesis design, and biomechanical modeling. These results contribute to the anatomical understanding of talar morphom etry and align with existing literature on variability in talus structure.