The Talus Dome is a sculpture consisting of nearly 1,000 [1] 316L stainless steel spheres of varying size, and is located in the river valley region of Edmonton, Alberta, southeast of the Quesnell Bridge.

A talar dome lesion is an injury to the cartilage and underlying bone of the talus within the ankle joint. It is also called an osteochondral defect (OCD) or osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT). “Osteo” means bone and “chondral” refers to cartilage.

Jun 1, 2024 · Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus are focal injuries to the talar dome with variable involvement of the subchondral bone and cartilage which may be caused by a traumatic event or repetitive microtrauma. Diagnosis can be made with plain ankle radiographs.

Learn about talar dome fracture, how to identify them and how they are treated.

Nov 15, 2011 · It’s Edmonton’s most expensive, most exposed and best piece of public art, a massive pile of roughly one thousand gigantic silver balls located at the southeast on-ramp of the Quesnell bridge. It’s...

Nov 1, 2023 · One such injury is chondral damage, sometimes called a talar dome lesion or osteochondral defect (OCD). It occurs when damage is done to the articular cartilage on top of the talus dome and the subchondral bone beneath. What causes a talar dome lesion?

Oct 7, 2024 · A talar dome lesion is an injury to the cartilage and underlying bone of the talus within the ankle joint. While symptoms may take months to develop, a talar dome lesion can cause pain, swelling, and more.

Jul 5, 2022 · Talus body: The curved dome — sometimes called the trochlea of the talus — meets your tibia and fibula to form your ankle joint. Talus neck: The neck joins the talus head and body together. It curves down and toward the inside of your foot.

Composed of nearly 1, 000 hand crafted stainless steel spheres that together assume the shape of an abstracted pile or mound, Talus Dome reflects the sky, the weather and the river of cars that pass by it. Talus Dome is both a sculpture in the landscape and a mirror to the landscape.

Your ankle joint is formed at the bottom of your tibia and the top of your talus. The top of your talus is dome-shaped and totally covered in cartilage to help facilitate smooth movement. When this cartilage or the underlying talus bone is damaged, this is known as a talar dome lesion.