title: Closed total talus dislocation without fracture: a case report.
abstract: Total dislocation of the talus from all of its joints is a rare injury specially when the talus and malleoli are not fractured and frequently it is as a result of a high-energy trauma. It usually leads to degenerative changes in neighboring joints and frequently avascular necrosis is a predictable outcome. We present a case of total talus dislocation because of a high-energy trauma in association with other major fractures resulting from a fall from height, but no fracture could be detected in the talus and any of malleols. Closed reduction was unsuccessful and we performed open reduction. At 6 month post operation follow-up, the talus didn't show subluxation and avascular necrosis could not be detected.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Research Center, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad 91766-99199, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Reza
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.forename: Mohamad H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ebrahimzadeh
authors.forename: Hosein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmadzadeh-Chabok
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khajeh-Mozaffari