title: ACUTE ISOLATED ANTEROLATERAL DISLOCATION OF THE PROXIMAL TIBIOFIBULAR JOINT.
abstract: Isolated traumatic dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint is rare. This injury may go unrecognized or be misdiagnosed at the initial presentation. Lack of clinical suspicion can cause diagnostic problems. The diagnosis requires an accurate history of the mechanism and symptoms of the injury, and adequate clinical and radiographic evaluation of both knees. Unrecognized cases are a source of chronic abnormalities. The treatment consists of closed reduction and immobilization or, in non-reducible or unstable cases, open reduction with temporary internal fixation. A rare case of isolated proximal tibiofibular dislocation in a basketball player is reported to illustrate this injury.
authors.affiliation: PhD. Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Botucatu School of Medicine, Unesp.
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto de
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Almeida Silvares
authors.affiliation: Resident Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Botucatu School of Medicine, Unesp.
authors.forename: Joao Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fernandes Guerreiro
authors.affiliation: PhD. Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Botucatu School of Medicine, Unesp.
authors.forename: Sergio Swain
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: PhD. Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Botucatu School of Medicine, Unesp.
authors.forename: Ricardo Violante
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Botucatu School of Medicine, Unesp.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vannini
keywords: Basketball; Fibula; Knee dislocation; Masculine