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SUBMITTER: Deng Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6230424 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Case reports in orthopedics 20181028
High-energy trauma can cause transsyndesmotic ankle fracture dislocation. These fractures are quite rare. Here we present a clinical case of a male patient with this type of injury. A systematic review of PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Embase electronic databases revealed only two prior publications on a similar topic. We discuss the typical clinical features of these injuries, the treatment of high-energy trauma which can cause transsyndesmotic ankle fracture dislocation, and its prognosis. ...[more]