title: [Bilateral habitual fibula head dislocation].
abstract: Dislocation of the fibular head is rare. In most of the cases a trauma caused by sports activity, sometimes associated with a tibia fracture, is described. Only a few publications exist about habitual dislocation of the fibular head without history of trauma. This article reports a case of bilateral habitual anterolateral dislocation of the fibular head in a 17-year-old female. There was no information about a neurological or other disease and no sign of generalized ligamentous laxity. Because of marked symptoms with severe pain after each sensation of dislocation which appeared several times a day, the patient was treated by using a part of the biceps tendon for fixation of the reduced fibular head.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gossé
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rühmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013709:Tendon Transfer
vernacular_title: Beidseitige habituelle Fibulaköpfchenluxation.