Abstract
Introduction- Of all the injuries encountered around foot and ankle joint, subtalar dislocations are of rare occurrence. Most common mode of dislocation is high energy trauma( fall from height, road trafc accident and sports injuries). We conducted a prospective study from 1st MethodsJanuary 2017- 31st December 2020 including four patients ( 3 males and one female) with closed lateral subtalar dislocations with (one) or without fractures (three). In our study, closed reduction was performed in all cases. At Results- nal follow-up functional score was evaluated using AOFAS-AHFS score and radiological assessment.All four patients had good functional outcome at nal follow-up and none of them had difculty in daily routine activities. Closed lateral subtalar dislocations are pure Conclusion- ly ligamentous injuries and has good functional outcome if managed properly( short period of immobilization followed by early mobilization).
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