Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 166-171 , March 2010

Irreducible Fracture Dislocation of the Ankle Caused by Tibialis Posterior Tendon Interposition

  • Mehmet Nurullah Ermis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedics and Traumatology Surgeon, Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Training and Research Hospital for Bone Disease, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mehmet Nurullah Ermis, MD, Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Kemik Hastalıkları, Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 34470 Rumelihisarı, Sarıyer, İstanbul, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Mehmet Fırat Yagmurlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedics and Traumatology Surgeon, Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Training and Research Hospital for Bone Disease, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ahmet Sadi Kılınc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedics and Traumatology Surgeon, Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Training and Research Hospital for Bone Disease, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Eyup Selahattin Karakas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedics and Traumatology Surgeon, Baltalimanı Metin Sabancı Training and Research Hospital for Bone Disease, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey

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PII: S1067-2516(09)00454-2

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.10.006

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 166-171 , March 2010

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