van der Werf, Geert J. I. M.1; Tonino, Alphons J.1
Tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocation
Acta Orthop Scand. December 1984;55(6):647-651
Affiliations
1Department of Orthopaedics, De Wever Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 5,6419 PC Heerlen, The Netherlands
Abstract
Closed and open treatment were compared in 12 cases of tarsometatarsal dislocation. When the dislocation involved the lateral component only, good results were observed in one of three cases treated closed and six of seven cases treated open. It is essential to reduce and stabilize the dislocation which is often overlooked unless carefully analyzed clinically and radiographically.