Ortho Bullets Podcast - Sub Tailor Dislocations

Lateral sub tailor dislocations are associated with high energy open injuries 25% of the time, and irreducible fractures 33%. The anterior process of the calcaneous acting as a fulcrum around which the antero lateral corner of the tail is pivots. These dislocations often require emergent open reductions, tendent relocation and stabilization. Medial dislocations account for 65%, and reduction is often blocked by the extensor digitorum brevis. They are thought to be more common due to the strong buttress of the maleolus.