Closed Total Talar Dislocation - A Case Report
S Sharma and CC Mainds
Victoria Infirmary, South Glasgow University,
Hospitals NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK.
Abstract
Total dislocation of the talus with dislocation
of the talonavicular, subtalar and ankle joint is an extremely
rare injury. Coltart in 1952 included no fracture total talar
dislocation in his classification system. Leitner considered subtalar
dislocation to be the preliminary stage to total talar dislocation.
He stated that severe supination or inversion forces lead to medial
subtalar dislocation followed by lateral total dislocation. A
literature review revealed previous reports of open total talar
dislocations. We report a successful case of a closed total talar
dislocation which required an open reduction.
Key words
Closed total talar dislocation; open reduction,
successful outcome
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