Medial subtalar dislocation: Approach to prompt care

Abstract

A 27- year old female patient suffered from a closed medial subtalar dislocation treated by conservative means. This relatively rare injury is reported to outline the problems encountered in diagnosis and management of such troublesome pattern of dislocation in developing countries.

Keywords: dislocation, peritalar, subtalar, developing countries

Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research Vol. 7(1&2) 2005: 196–198