Open AccessMedial swivel dislocation of the talonavicular joint
Author(s) -
N. S. Datt,
ASrinivasa Rao,
DVenkateswara Rao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.45329
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , foot (prosody) , range of motion , surgery , physical examination , reduction (mathematics) , swelling , dislocation , subtalar joint , fixation (population genetics) , anatomy , pathology , population , linguistics , philosophy , materials science , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , composite material
Medial swivel dislocation, a variant of subtalar dislocation is uncommon. A 35 years old male presented after 6 weeks old injury to left ankle following motor cycle accident. He had pain, swelling around ankle and was unable to bear weight on left foot. Clinical examination revealed diffuse swelling and tenderness in mid foot region. His plain X rays and CT scan showed talonavicular dislocation with compression defect of the head of the talus. He was treated by open reduction and K-wire fixation. At 32 months follow up foot was painless, stable with normal range of ankle and subtalar motion.