Background and Aim: Talus is the important tarsal bone that connects the leg two long bones with the human foot through the ankle joint. The current study aims to determine the incidence of neck bone modification of the talus.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 82 Tali of either gender in the Department of Anatomy, Saidu Medical College, Swat and Women Medical and Dental College Hospital, Abbottabad during the period from February 2021 to July 2021.

Careful examination of the talar neck dorsal surface was carried out for the presence of facets either squatting or medial, gutter-shaped facets, combined facets, and trochlear surface extension. All the data gathered were tabulated and SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis.  

Results: Of the total 82 human dry tali, the prevalence of lateral squatting facets, medial and bones squatting facets, gutter-shaped facets, and combined facets were 34 (41.5%), 13 (15.9%), 14 (17.1%), and 12 (14.6%) respectively. About 11 (13.4%) tali had no facets. Trochlear surface lateral extension and medial trochlear extension were observed in 70 (85.4%) and 9 (11%) respectively. Gutter, medial and combined facets were more common on the left side compared to the right side whereas on the right side, lateral squatting facets were more common. Lateral extensions were common in medial extensions.  

Conclusion: The occurrence of various types of squatting facets is caused by cultural habits, squatting position, and genetic inheritance. The dorsal surfaces modifications occurrence of the talus's neck serves as a critical anthropological factor in determining regional origin of unclaimed skeletons.

Keywords: Talus, Squatting Facets, Bony modification