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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan 4:8:20-23.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2017.01.015. eCollection 2017 Apr.

Open ankle dislocation without associated malleolar fracture: Review of the literature

Hassan Elsayed  1 , Ramesh Thalava  1 , Hytham Afifi  1 , Mohammad Khan  1
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Open ankle dislocation without associated malleolar fracture: Review of the literature

Hassan Elsayed et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

Abstract

Open ankle dislocation without an associated fracture is an extremely rare injury [1]. We present a case of a 17-years old male who sustained a serious injury of his right ankle during jumping downstairs. He twisted his ankle and sustained an open posteromedial dislocation of his right ankle, without an associated malleolar fracture. The treatment consisted of wound debridement and irrigation open relocation with repair of anterior talo-fibular ligament, and primary closure of the skin post operatively the limb was immobilised in short leg cast for six weeks in a neutral position allowing partial weight bearing. At the 3-month follow-up visit, the patient reported that both ankle and feet had regained full, pain-free range of motion and he returned to full activity.

Keywords: Ankle dislocation; Ligamentous ankle injury.

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Lateral view of posteromedial ankle dislocation.
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Anteroposterior view of isolated posteromedial dislocation of the right ankle.
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Anteroposterior view of the right ankle after reduction.
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Lateral view of the right ankle.
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