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Lower extremity joint dislocation

MedGen UID:
868125
•Concept ID:
C4022516
•
Finding
Synonym: Dislocated leg joints
 
HPO: HP:0030311

Definition

Displacement or malalignment of one or more joints in the lower extremity (leg). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and conservative management of great toe pathologies: a review.
Andrews NA, Ray J, Dib A, Harrelson WM, Khurana A, Singh MS, Shah A
Postgrad Med 2021 May;133(4):409-420. Epub 2021 Apr 4 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1895587. PMID: 33622169
Management of acute lesser toe pain.
Ray J, Andrews NA, Dib A, Harrelson WM, Khurana A, Singh MS, Shah A
Postgrad Med 2021 Apr;133(3):320-329. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1873581. PMID: 33406375
Ankle syndesmosis injuries: anatomy, biomechanics, mechanism of injury, and clinical guidelines for diagnosis and intervention.
Lin CF, Gross ML, Weinhold P
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2006 Jun;36(6):372-84. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2006.2195. PMID: 16776487

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Team Approach: Hip Preservation Surgery.
Kuhn AW, Clohisy JC, Troyer SC, Cheng AL, Hillen TJ, Pascual-Garrido C, Tatman J, Bloom N, Schoenecker PL, Nepple JJ
JBJS Rev 2023 Oct 1;11(10) Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.23.00041. PMID: 37793005Free PMC Article
Traumatic subtalar joint dislocation.
Anazor FC, Dhinsa BS
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2023 Feb 2;84(2):1-9. Epub 2023 Feb 20 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2022.0211. PMID: 36848162
Arthrodesis in the Deformed Charcot Foot.
Rosemberg DL, Sposeto RB, Godoy-Santos AL
Foot Ankle Clin 2022 Dec;27(4):835-846. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2022.08.005. PMID: 36368800
A Combination of Long-Duration Electrical Stimulation with External Shoulder Support during Routine Daily Activities in Patients with Post-Hemiplegic Shoulder Subluxation: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Lavi C, Elboim-Gabyzon M, Naveh Y, Kalichman L
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Aug 8;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159765. PMID: 35955118Free PMC Article
Overuse Physeal Injuries in Youth Athletes.
Arnold A, Thigpen CA, Beattie PF, Kissenberth MJ, Shanley E
Sports Health 2017 Mar/Apr;9(2):139-147. Epub 2017 Feb 6 doi: 10.1177/1941738117690847. PMID: 28165873Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Lisfranc Injury: Current Concepts.
Mulcahy H
Radiol Clin North Am 2018 Nov;56(6):859-876. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.06.003. PMID: 30322487
Peroneal tendoscopy.
Lui TH, Tse LF
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Mar;20(1):15-25. Epub 2014 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2014.10.011. PMID: 25726480
Sports-related overuse injuries in children.
Launay F
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2015 Feb;101(1 Suppl):S139-47. Epub 2014 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2014.06.030. PMID: 25555804
Evaluation of the patient with hip pain.
Wilson JJ, Furukawa M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Jan 1;89(1):27-34. PMID: 24444505
Ankle syndesmosis injuries: anatomy, biomechanics, mechanism of injury, and clinical guidelines for diagnosis and intervention.
Lin CF, Gross ML, Weinhold P
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2006 Jun;36(6):372-84. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2006.2195. PMID: 16776487

Therapy

Talectomy for arthrogrypotic foot deformities: A systematic review.
Chergui S, Al-Ali H, Marwan Y, Abu Dalu K, Dahan-Oliel N, Hamdy RC
Foot Ankle Surg 2023 Jan;29(1):15-21. Epub 2022 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2022.10.002. PMID: 36266132
A Combination of Long-Duration Electrical Stimulation with External Shoulder Support during Routine Daily Activities in Patients with Post-Hemiplegic Shoulder Subluxation: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Lavi C, Elboim-Gabyzon M, Naveh Y, Kalichman L
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Aug 8;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159765. PMID: 35955118Free PMC Article
Treatment for Post-Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Deformity.
Allen MM, Rosenfeld SB
Orthop Clin North Am 2020 Jan;51(1):37-53. Epub 2019 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2019.08.008. PMID: 31739878
Hip Arthroscopy: Common Problems and Solutions.
Casp A, Gwathmey FW
Clin Sports Med 2018 Apr;37(2):245-263. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2017.12.005. PMID: 29525026
Overuse Physeal Injuries in Youth Athletes.
Arnold A, Thigpen CA, Beattie PF, Kissenberth MJ, Shanley E
Sports Health 2017 Mar/Apr;9(2):139-147. Epub 2017 Feb 6 doi: 10.1177/1941738117690847. PMID: 28165873Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pregnancy, Hip Pain, and Total Hip Replacement.
Garcia EG, Prosser GH, Bucher TA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2023 Sep 6;105(17):1373-1380. Epub 2023 Jul 26 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.01017. PMID: 37494460
Vascular Injury in the Multiligament Injured Knee.
Matthewson G, Kwapisz A, Sasyniuk T, MacDonald P
Clin Sports Med 2019 Apr;38(2):199-213. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2018.11.001. PMID: 30878044
Lisfranc Injury: Current Concepts.
Mulcahy H
Radiol Clin North Am 2018 Nov;56(6):859-876. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.06.003. PMID: 30322487
Scott-Taor syndrome.
Ayyıldız VA, Özgökçe M, Oğul H
Joint Bone Spine 2017 Dec;84(6):739. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.01.007. PMID: 28196777
Lisfranc fracture-dislocations.
Cassebaum WH
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1963;30:116-29. PMID: 5888997

Clinical prediction guides

A Combination of Long-Duration Electrical Stimulation with External Shoulder Support during Routine Daily Activities in Patients with Post-Hemiplegic Shoulder Subluxation: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Lavi C, Elboim-Gabyzon M, Naveh Y, Kalichman L
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Aug 8;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159765. PMID: 35955118Free PMC Article
Scapulothoracic Dissociation: Evaluation and Management.
Choo AM, Schottel PC, Burgess AR
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 May;25(5):339-347. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00509. PMID: 28406877
Gait Pattern and Lower Extremity Alignment in Children With Diastrophic Dysplasia.
Bayhan IA, Er MS, Nishnianidze T, Ditro C, Rogers KJ, Miller F, Mackenzie WG
J Pediatr Orthop 2016 Oct-Nov;36(7):709-14. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000530. PMID: 26296216
Ankle syndesmosis injuries: anatomy, biomechanics, mechanism of injury, and clinical guidelines for diagnosis and intervention.
Lin CF, Gross ML, Weinhold P
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2006 Jun;36(6):372-84. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2006.2195. PMID: 16776487
Common American football injuries.
Saal JA
Sports Med 1991 Aug;12(2):132-47. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199112020-00005. PMID: 1947533

Recent systematic reviews

Talectomy for arthrogrypotic foot deformities: A systematic review.
Chergui S, Al-Ali H, Marwan Y, Abu Dalu K, Dahan-Oliel N, Hamdy RC
Foot Ankle Surg 2023 Jan;29(1):15-21. Epub 2022 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2022.10.002. PMID: 36266132
Systematic review: Diagnostics, management and outcome of fractures of the posterior process of the talus.
Engelmann EWM, Wijers O, Posthuma JJ, Schepers T
Injury 2020 Nov;51(11):2414-2420. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.09.030. PMID: 32972722
Injuries in karate: systematic review.
Thomas RE, Ornstein J
Phys Sportsmed 2018 Sep;46(3):279-303. Epub 2018 May 22 doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1472510. PMID: 29737221
Early or delayed reconstruction in multi-ligament knee injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hohmann E, Glatt V, Tetsworth K
Knee 2017 Oct;24(5):909-916. Epub 2017 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2017.06.011. PMID: 28716470
Overuse Physeal Injuries in Youth Athletes.
Arnold A, Thigpen CA, Beattie PF, Kissenberth MJ, Shanley E
Sports Health 2017 Mar/Apr;9(2):139-147. Epub 2017 Feb 6 doi: 10.1177/1941738117690847. PMID: 28165873Free PMC Article

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