Citation

Burke NG, Robinson E, Thompson NW. Cases J. 2009; 2: 7261.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Altnagelvin Area Hospital 700 Glenshane Road, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT47 6SB UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.4076/1757-1626-2-7261

PMID

19829940

PMCID

PMC2740118

Abstract

Isolated dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint is a rare injury. We present a 23-year-old caucasian man who sustained a traumatic anterolateral dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint. There is no consenus on definitive management, and we review the different published treatment and rehabilitation regimens for this injury. Our patient was successfully treated by open reduction and temporary Kirschner-wire fixation. The authors recommend their structured rehabilitation process involved using cast brace immobilization as allows for excellent soft tissue healing.

Language: en