OBJECTIVETo explore the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment on traumatic dislocation.

METHODSFrom April 2000 to August 2010, 12 patients with acute traumatic dislocation of superior tibiofibular joint were treated including 10 males and 2 females with an average age of 30.6 years old ranging from 18 to 60 years. According to Ogden classification, 8 cases were the anterolateral dislocation, 2 were posterior-medial dislocation, and 2 were upward dislocation. All patients had swelling in lateral-inferior of knee, fibular head prominent, fibular head pain, floating feeling in head of fibula. One case was treated by conservative treatment, and the remaining 11 cases by surgical treatment.

RESULTSAll patients were followed-up for 10 months to 3 years (means 18 months). Evaluation by Lysholm scoring,the total scores were 95.08 +/- 2.02, involving limbing 4.92 +/- 0.28, support 4.92 +/- 0.28, interlocking 15.00 +/- 0.00, instability 24.58 +/- 0.79, pain 22.50 +/- 1.24, swell 8.50 +/- 0.90, climbing stairs 9.75 +/- 0.62, squatting 4.92 +/- 0.28; 11 cases achieved excellent results and 1 good. Nerve functional recovered. X-ray was no longer dislocation.

CONCLUSIONThe diagnosis of traumatic dislocation is easy misseddiagnosis, surgery is the main treatment method, the prognosis is good.