title: Lateral rotatory dislocation of the ankle without fracture.
abstract: A 34-year-old woman sustained a closed lateral rotatory dislocation of the ankle without a fracture. Treatment was by closed reduction and cast immobilization for 6 weeks. After removal of the cast, her ankle was stable. Stress radiographs of both the affected and contralateral ankles were normal. One year after injury the patient demonstrated a full, pain-free, stable range of motion. The patient exhibited generalized ligamentous laxity, which may have contributed to her tendency to dislocate the talus within the mortise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica, New York.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Toriello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D012399:Rotation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing