J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1985 Apr;20(2):377-379. 10.4055/jkoa.1985.20.2.377.

Isolated Plantar Dislocation of 2nd Metatarsal Head: A Case Report

• Ha KY
• Moon MS

• KMID: 2446246
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1985.20.2.377

Abstract

Complete plantar dislocation of the metatarsal head of the 2nd toe, irreducible by closed methods, is a rare injury. As with similar lesion in the hand, closed reduction is impossible because of interposition of volar plate. So author describes a case treated at Armed Forces Hospital by open reduction after failure of closed reduction, and anatomy of the 2nd M-P joint and pathomechanics of this rare dislocation are described.

Keyword

Metatarsal bone; Dislocation; Plantar; Traumatic

MeSH Terms

Arm
Dislocations*
Hand
Head*
Joints
Metatarsal Bones*
Toes