Open anterolateral fracture dislocation of ankle joint: a rare case report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- R. Prathik; R. Manish; Prasanna Anaberu
- Source
- International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics. 5:192
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
medicine.disease
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Fracture fixation
Rare case
medicine
Fracture (geology)
Joint dislocation
Ankle
Dislocation
business
Joint (geology)
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
- Language
- ISSN
- 2455-4510
Anterior ankle dislocation with associated compound bi-malleolar fracture is a rare injury. Ankle fracture dislocations most frequently occurs in young males caused by high energy trauma. The direction of the joint dislocation is determined by the position of the foot and the direction of the force being applied. A middle aged male presented to us with history of road traffic accident and was diagnosed to have anterior dislocation of right ankle joint with compound bi-malleolar fracture. Patient was taken to emergency operation theatre for wound debridement and immediate ankle reduction done under sedation. Due to wound contamination fracture fixation was delayed, once the wound healed bi-malleolar fracture fixation was done.