Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 690.e13-690.e17 , November 2009

Surgical Management of Closed Tibiotalar Dislocation: A Case Report and 2-Year Follow-Up

  • Elias Fotiadis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Hospital of Veria, Orthopaedic Department, Veria, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elias Fotiadis, PhD, General Hospital of Veria, Orthopaedic Department, Verias-Asomaton Street, 59100 Veria.
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  • Eustathios Kenanidis

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Hospital of Veria, Orthopaedic Department, Veria, Greece
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  • Anastasios Hytas

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Hospital of Veria, Orthopaedic Department, Veria, Greece
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  • Christos Lyrtzis

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Hospital of Veria, Orthopaedic Department, Veria, Greece
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  • Miltiadis Koimtzis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Hospital of Veria, Orthopaedic Department, Veria, Greece
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  • Kiriaki Akritopoulou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Physician, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Efthimios Samoladas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00287-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.003

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 690.e13-690.e17 , November 2009

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