Old unreduced tibiotalar dislocation- a case report

• Main Authors: Mahmood Karimi Mobarake, Alireza Saied
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2007-10-01
• Series: مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان
• Subjects: Ankle dislocation; Tibiotalar dislocation; Talus; Ligamentous laxity
• Online Access: http://goums.ac.ir/journal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-265&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Tibiotalar dislocation without concomitant fracture in the surrounding bones is a rare injury. We report one of them presenting unreduced after a 10 month interval. A 23 y/o female presented to our clinic 10 months after Bam earthquake, during which she had sustained an anterior tibiotalar dislocation without any associated fracture. Open reduction was tried two times, but both attempts were unsuccessful because of the very poor quality of bone. Although ankle dislocation has been reported to be associated with good prognosis, it was not the case with our late presenting patient.