Case Report
Case Report: Closed Posteromedial Dislocation of the Ankle without Medial Malleolar Fracture
Jakrapong Orapin1, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong1, Sorawut Thamyongkit1,2, Noratep Kulachote1, Sukij Laohajaroensombat1*, Chanyut Suphachatwong1 and Pornchai Mulpruek1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
2Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Ramathibodi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- *Corresponding Author:
- Laohajaroensombat S
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital
Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: 02-201-1589
Fax: 02-201-1599
E-mail: lasukij@hotmail.com
Received date: Jul 07, 2016; Accepted date: Aug 05, 2016; Published date: Aug 16, 2016
Citation: Orapin J, Sa-ngasoongsong P, Thamyongkit S, Kulachote N, Laohajaroensombat S, et al. (2016) Case Report: Closed Posteromedial Dislocation of the Ankle without Medial Malleolar Fracture. Clin Res Foot Ankle 4:197. doi:10.4172/2329-910X.1000197
Copyright: © 2016 Orapin J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Closed ankle dislocation without associated fractures of malleoli is a very rare condition and has been reported sparsely in literatures. We present two cases of this type of injury. All patients were treated conservatively with immediate closed reduction and immobilization in a short leg slab. Mechanism of injury, MRI findings, management, functional outcome and possible complications were discussed. Sufficient immobilization period with gradual ankle joint motion exercise with brace support resulted in good to excellent clinical outcomes. A review of the literature is also presented in this paper.
