Case Report
Closed total talus dislocation without fracture: a case report
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* Corresponding author: Mohamad H Ebrahimzadeh persia806@yahoo.com
Orthopedic Research Center, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad 91766-99199, Iran
Cases Journal 2009, 2:9132 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9132
Published: 2 December 2009Abstract
Total dislocation of the talus from all of its joints is a rare injury specially when the talus and malleoli are not fractured and frequently it is as a result of a high-energy trauma. It usually leads to degenerative changes in neighboring joints and frequently avascular necrosis is a predictable outcome. We present a case of total talus dislocation because of a high-energy trauma in association with other major fractures resulting from a fall from height, but no fracture could be detected in the talus and any of malleols. Closed reduction was unsuccessful and we performed open reduction. At 6 month post operation follow-up, the talus didn't show subluxation and avascular necrosis could not be detected.