High country in bloom: Wildflowers are a signature summer pleasure of the Northwest high country Aug 25, 2009
At higher elevations, the tree canopy opens, rocky talus slopes crowd the trail and a delicate and subtle beauty unfolds. It starts with drifts of lupine and fireweed, their vibrant blues and purples drawing bumblebees and other pollinating bugs to savor their sweet nectar. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Emerging Techniques Put A New Twist On Ankle Repair Jul 3, 2009
The study reviews emerging techniques that have proven successful in treating injuries to the talus, the small bone, which is located between the heel bone and the lower bones of the leg. The talus helps form the ankle joint ... Although most injuries to the talus can be successfully treated using traditional "first-line" therapies involving removal of dead tissue (called "debridement") and drilling, about one-fifth to one-quarter of people with ankle injuries need additional "second-line"... (Science Daily)
Westford police, fire, arrest logs Jul 2, 2009
9:17 p.m., a domestic incident was reported on Talus Way. 9:57 p.m., a suspicious motor vehicle was reported on Pollyanna Lane. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Missing link in evolution found? May 21, 2009
Ida is linked to humans by the talus bone in her ankle which is the same shape. Experts also said her opposable big toes and nails, not claws, confirm she was a primate. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Preventing Ankle Injuries in Sports May 4, 2009
The ankle joint consists of three bones including the tibia, fibula, and the talus ... The structure is unique in that the distal ends of the tibia and fibula fit tightly over the top of the talus with the tibia extending down over the medial side of the talus and the fibula extending down over the lateral side of the talus ... However, the unique structural feature is that the fibula extends further on the lateral side of the talus than the tibia does on the medial side. (Suite101.com)
David B. Moen makes a case for wild condors in the Northwest Feb 8, 2009
David B. Moen scampers up a steep talus slope, ducks under a curtain of icicles into a cave and the hunt is on. Careful not to whack his skull on the low basalt ceiling, he paws through fist-sized rocks on the cave floor, peers beneath them and sifts the dirt for clues to Oregon's avian past. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
