RT Book, Section
A1 Breed, Meghan
A1 Fitch, Robert Warne
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181488523
T1 Ankle Dislocation
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181488523
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  ankle  is  a  hinge  joint  with  the  talus  sitting  in  the  mortise  formed  by  the  distal  tibia  and  distal  fibula.  Ankle  dislocations  require  forces  of  great  magnitude.  Posterior  and  lateral  dislocations  are  most  common,  but  the  ankle  can  also  dislocate  medially,  superiorly,  or  anteriorly.  A  posteriorly  dislocated  ankle  is  locked  in  plantar  flexion  with  the  anterior  tibia  easily  palpable.  The  foot  has  a  shortened  appearance  with  an  edematous  ankle.  Anterior  dislocations  present  with  the  foot  dorsiflexed  and  elongated.  Lateral  dislocations  present  with  the  entire  foot  displaced  laterally.  Ankle  dislocations  are  frequently  associated  with  fractures  and  may  be  open.