Dislocation of the cuboid bone without fracture.
A 37-year-old man presented following an inversion plantar flexion injury to the left foot and ankle. Dislocation of the cuboid without associated fracture was identified and successfully treated by closed reduction. The patient was immobilized in a walking cast for seven weeks after surgery and no further dislocation occurred.
Gough
D T
DT
Department of Emergency Medicine, St Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois 61637.
Broderick
D F
DF
Januzik
S J
SJ
Cusack
T J
TJ
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001484:Baseball; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*