-
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2008
Case ReportsAnkle stiffness after Bosworth fracture dislocation of the ankle.
- Tun Hing Lui, Kwok Bill Chan, Chi Chung Kong, and Wai Kit Ngai.
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. luithderek@yahoo.co.uk
- Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Jan 1; 128 (1): 49-53.
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to review the result of patients with Bosworth fracture dislocation of ankle.Type Of StudyRetrospective case series.MethodsFour patients with Bosworth fracture-dislocation of ankle are evaluated clinically and radiologically.ResultAll four cases have failed initial closed reduction of the ankle and open reduction is required. Three patients with delayed presentation suffered from post-traumatic ankle stiffness and subsequently developed ankle degeneration.ConclusionEarly recognition and prompt reduction of the dislocated ankle is important in case of Bosworth fracture dislocation in order to prevent late complication. Closed reduction of dislocated ankle is usually not helpful and repeated attempts may be harmful. Emergency operation of open reduction and internal fixation is usually required to reduce the ankle joint without delay.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..