Isolated Traumatic Cuboid Dislocation (Case Report)

Isolated traumatic cuboid dislocation is a rare injury of which ten cases has been only reported. The reported case in this article is a 12-year old boy who had felt from height and his cuboid bone was dislocated due to severe inversion and plantarflexion injury to the foot. There was not anyother f...

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Main Author: SH Ayatollahi -Moussavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2003-07-01
Series:Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_32881_25571643cab708ace664926a8106fe84.pdf
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Summary:Isolated traumatic cuboid dislocation is a rare injury of which ten cases has been only reported. The reported case in this article is a 12-year old boy who had felt from height and his cuboid bone was dislocated due to severe inversion and plantarflexion injury to the foot. There was not anyother fracturedislocation in his extremity. Closed reduction was unsuccessful therefore the bone was reduced by open reduction and internal fixation with two smooth pins and short leg splint was applied.There was not any complications and the prognosis was good.
ISSN:2008-2843