Citation

Symes MJ, Escudero M, Abdulla I, Veljkovic A, Paquette S, Younger ASE. Foot Ankle Spec. 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics (MJS, ME, IA, AV, ASEY) and Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery (SP), University of British Columbia, Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1938640018790057

PMID

30078344

Abstract

This case report is the first documented case of a serious motor vehicle accident caused by a patient driving in a controlled ankle motion (CAM) walker boot. The real-life nature and severity of injury in this case supplements the existing experimental studies on the dangers of driving while immobilized in a CAM boot and is likely to resonate strongly with both patients and surgeons. With CAM boots used so commonly after lower limb surgery, this case not only has the potential to change practice as an educational tool for patients but also raises important medicolegal implications for orthopaedic surgeons. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: Level V.

Language: en

Keywords

ankle arthritis; ankle fracture; brake reaction time; calcaneal fracture; postoperative care; subtalar arthrodesis; walker boot immobilization