title: Subtalar dislocation secondary to a low energy injury.
abstract: An 18-year-old young man presented with an ankle injury, after landing on a supinated right foot following jumping while playing football. A plain X-ray revealed a medial subtalar dislocation. Despite obvious ankle deformity, the surrounding skin remained intact. Closed reduction of the subtalar joint was successfully performed under general anaesthesia in theatre. A CT of the ankle, after reduction, demonstrated a non-displaced fracture of the neck of the talus; no osteochondral defect was observed. This was successfully managed conservatively, with immobilisation of the ankle, in a non-weight bearing cast for 6 weeks. This case highlights that subtalar dislocation may follow a low-energy mechanism and that such injuries can be managed without open reduction.
authors: Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, UK.
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: McKeag
authors: Department of Radiology, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, UK.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Lyske
authors: Department of Radiology, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, UK.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Reaney
authors: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, UK.
authors: Neville
authors: N
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013380:Subtalar Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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