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  • Title: [Progress on diagnosis and treatment of proximal tibiofibular joint dislocation].
    Author: Yuan B, Ge BJ, Meng BY.
    Journal: Zhongguo Gu Shang; 2017 Oct 25; 30(10):972-975. PubMed ID: 29457424.
    Abstract:
    Dislocation of proximal tibiofibular joint(PTFJ) is relatively infrequent in clinic, it can be either isolated or associated with tibia fracture, fibular fracture and ankle injury and so on. Chronic symptomatic PTFJ instability are easily mixed with meniscal tears. It was easily neglected because of the mild clinical presentation and atypical change on radiography. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent chronic knee pain and instability. The paper concluded the anatomy, classification, complication, diagnosis, treatment, clinical effect and insufficient of the dislocation of PTFJ, to direct the diagnosis and treatment of proximal tibiofibular joint dislocation in clinical work.
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