Truffin RY, Gómez GIL, Gámez AR, Pérez MO

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 900-903
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ABSTRACT

An open fracture-dislocation of the ankle is a rare injury. The case of a 57-year-old patient without a history of previous diseases who attended the emergency department of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos after suffering a work-related accident is presented. To repair this serious injury, the surgical cleaning of the joint with antiseptic solutions was performed urgently, the fracture-dislocation was reduced and an osteosynthesis was carried out. Twelve weeks after surgery the patient returned to his previous work.

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