Subtalar dislocation: Difference between revisions

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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[File:Subtalar Joint.png|thumb|Talus and subtalar joint]]
[[File:Subtalar Joint.png|thumb|Talus and subtalar joint]]
*Medial d/l - foot displaced to supination; talar head superior to navicular on lateral XR
===Medial===
*Lateral d/l - foot displaced to pronation; talar head inferior to navicular on lateral XR
*Foot displaced to supination
*Talar head superior to navicular on lateral XR
 
===Lateral===
*Foot displaced to pronation
*Talar head inferior to navicular on lateral XR


==Treatment==
==Treatment==

Revision as of 17:11, 8 June 2015

Background

  • Usually high-energy trauma
  • 80% medial dislocations
  • 25% open, with lateral more likely
  • Associated with fractures ~50%

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

Foot diagnoses

Acute

Subacute/Chronic

Diagnosis

Talus and subtalar joint

Medial

  • Foot displaced to supination
  • Talar head superior to navicular on lateral XR

Lateral

  • Foot displaced to pronation
  • Talar head inferior to navicular on lateral XR

Treatment

  • Closed reduction and short leg NWB cast first-line, with ortho c/s
  • Reduce with ankle plantarflexed, then hindfoot inversion/eversion
  • Requires CT after reduction for associated fractures

See Also

References