title: Fractures and fracture-dislocations of the tarsometatarsal joint.
abstract: We are reporting the results in a consecutive series of forty adults in whom, between 1978 and 1984, forty-one tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocations were treated with open reduction followed by temporary internal fixation with AO screws. Ninety per cent of the patients had an intra-articular or a periarticular fracture. An anatomical or nearly anatomical reduction was achieved in all but a few patients, and there was no loss of fixation or displacement. For thirty-four patients (thirty-five injuries), the length of follow-up averaged 3.4 years, and a good or excellent functional result was obtained in all but two of the thirty in whom an anatomical reduction had been achieved. Of the six patients who had a fair or a poor result, five had an associated grade-II or grade-III open injury. The development of post-traumatic arthritis was directly related to damage to the articular surfaces or to inadequate reduction, or to both.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Arntz
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Veith
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery