The unreducible Lisfranc fracture. Case report and literature review.
In a lateral dislocation that is unreducible by closed methods, one should suspect that the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle may be preventing reduction because of its interposition. In such a situation an open reduction is mandatory.
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