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Traumatic proximal tibiofibular dislocation with neurovascular injury

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23 years old male presented with inferolateral dislocation of proximal tibiofibular joint associated with popliteal artery and common peroneal nerve injury. The extension of the injury to involve the interosseus membrane up to the distal tibiofibular joint. The association of popliteal artery injury is not reported before to the best of our knowledge.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Accident and Trauma (HOSMAT), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Lokesh A. Veerappa & Chetan Gopalakrishna

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Veerappa, L.A., Gopalakrishna, C. Traumatic proximal tibiofibular dislocation with neurovascular injury. IJOO 46, 585–588 (2012). https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.101046

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