Bosworth-type fibular entrapment fracture of the ankle without dislocation: a rare case report and a review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Bosworth fracture-dislocation of ankle is a rare and irreducible type of ankle injury, with a high incidence of complication. This type of fracture was defined originally as entrapment of the proximal fragment of the fibula behind the posterior tubercle of the distal tibia. Recently, many variants of this type of fracture dislocation have been reported, but all of those reports included the syndesmosis ligament injury of ankle. Here, we report a case of a particularly rare variant of Bosworth fracture-dislocation without syndesmosis ligament injury of ankle. A 48-year-old male presented with a Bosworth fracture dislocation with entrapment of proximal fragment behind the tibia. After temporary treatment in emergency department was applied, emergency open reduction and internal fixation with

SUBMITTER: Han SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867949 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature