Dislocation of the Foot
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Definition:
Displacement of the foot; specifically disturbance or disarrangement of the normal relation of the bones entering into the formation of a joint. The most common foot dislocation is that involves the Lisfranc joint complex.
Symptoms- Pain in the foot
- Swelling in the foot
- Loss of ROM in the foot
- Possible deformity in foot
Causes- Direct blow to the foot
- Fall
- Motor vehicle accident
- Rotational forces about a fixed forefoot
- Axial loading in a plantar flexed foot
- Crush injuries
Treatment- Period of immobilization
- Progress to ROM and stretching exercises
- Foot intrinsic muscle strengthening
- Lower extremity strengthening
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