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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[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 d/l - foot displaced to supination; talar head superior to navicular on lateral XR
*Lateral d/l - foot displaced to pronation; talar head inferior to navicular on lateral XR
*Lateral d/l - foot displaced to pronation; talar head inferior to navicular on lateral XR

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Background

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

Diagnosis

Talus and subtalar joint
  • Medial d/l - foot displaced to supination; talar head superior to navicular on lateral XR
  • Lateral d/l - 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

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