Volume 127, Number 10, 933-936, DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0472-y

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Inferior dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint: a new type of dislocation with poor prognosis

A. P. Nikolaides, K. S. Anagnostidis, J. M. Kirkos and G. A. Kapetanos

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Abstract

Dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint is an unusual injury. We report a patient, who developed inferior proximal tibiofibular dislocation after a severe motorcycle accident. The dislocation was associated with avulsion of the leg, fractures of the fibula and the ankle and neurovascular lesions. The patient was surgically treated and had a good final outcome. Classifications of proximal tibiofibular dislocations did not include inferior dislocation. This type is always associated with avulsion mechanism and has the poorest prognosis.

Keywords  Tibiofibular joint - Inferior tibiofibular dislocation - Traction injury

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