Midfoot Injuries
A 35-year-old woman is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident. She presents with a painful, swollen midfoot. Radiographs show subluxation at the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints with a small avulsion fragment from the navicular. CT confirms displacement at the Chopart joint complex with involvement of both the medial and lateral columns. Regarding Chopart joint injuries:
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The Chopart joint (transverse tarsal or midtarsal joint) consists of the talonavicular and calcaneoc...
Chopart injuries are classified by direction of displacement: medial (most common), lateral, plantar...
The Chopart joint is the tarsometatarsal articulation; it consists of the navicular-cuneiform joints...
Treatment of displaced Chopart injuries requires anatomic reduction and stable fixation; primary art...
Complications include post-traumatic arthritis (common, especially in the talonavicular joint), midf...
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