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Case Report
1 Program Year 3 Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
2 Medical Student Year 2, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
3 Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Raja Ullah
MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 Stanton L Young Blvd, Suite 3400, Oklahoma City, OK,
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Article ID: 101400Z01RU2023
Introduction: Cuboid dislocations in isolation are rare injuries often associated with high energy mechanisms, but here we present a case of a college football player with a low energy mechanism that underwent surgical treatment.
Case Report: We report a case of an 18-year-old college football player who injured his left foot after tripping over his dog and falling down the stairs. His injury was initially missed, but he was later found to have a left cuboid dislocation. He underwent an open reduction in the operating room and his midfoot was stabilized with Kirschner wires.
Conclusion: Cuboid dislocations are rare due to the soft tissue constraints around it. As in this patient, this is often a missed injury with delayed time to diagnosis and treatment. Imaging should be scrutinized, particularly with an inversion/plantarflexion force to cause injury. Due to the soft tissue restraints, this injury usually requires an open reduction, and adequate timely reduction can lead to improved outcomes and function.
Keywords: Cuboid, Fracture dislocation, Midfoot, Open reduction
Raja Ullah - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Conner Patrick - Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Raja Jamal - Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
W. Bentley Edmonds - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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