Fracture-dislocation of the tarsal navicular in a soccer player.
We describe an unusual injury of the mid-tarsal region in a soccer goalkeeper. The injury occurred in a training game as a result of an abduction-plantar-flexion. Radiographs showed a fracture-dislocation of the tarsal navicular. The patient was treated by closed reduction with percutaneous fixation using two Kirschner wires. The end-result was satisfactory but the patient felt pain in the mid-foot during and after sports activities and was unable to continue playing as a goalkeeper.
Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital, Fin-45750 Kuusankoski, Finland.
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D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries*