{"id":11629,"date":"2026-09-10T09:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smrekovit.si\/?p=11629"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:58:00","slug":"ankle-dislocation-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smrekovit.si\/en\/izpah-gleznja-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankle dislocation without fracture: documented course of recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Case in brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Patient<\/dt>\n
44 years old at the time of injury<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Date of injury<\/dt>\n
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Injury<\/dt>\n
\n Dislocation of the right ankle joint after landing\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Emergency treatment<\/dt>\n
\n Joint reduction followed by X-ray imaging; no associated fracture is described in the available documentation\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Initial immobilization<\/dt>\n
\n Non-weight-bearing plaster splint, later replaced at the patient\u2019s own decision\n with a removable Vacoped system\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Use of Smrekovit Klasik<\/dt>\n
\n Smrekovit Klasik with a compress under the removable support system;\n the compress was worn practically continuously and additional ointment was applied\n approximately once daily\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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First steps without the brace<\/dt>\n
\n Approximately one week after the injury\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Walking without a limp<\/dt>\n
\n Approximately two weeks after the injury, the patient reported walking\n around 1500 m without a limp<\/strong>\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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After approximately one month<\/dt>\n
\n Several kilometres of walking per day and short running intervals of a few\n dozen metres\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Documentation<\/dt>\n
\n Emergency medical report, X-rays after reduction and follow-up\n images, serial dated photographs and a subsequent written\n reconstruction of the functional course\n <\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/dl>\n\n

\n The case is of interest because of the early functional recovery after a\n documented ankle dislocation that required urgent reduction. The course of\n recovery coincided in time with the use of Smrekovit Klasik with a compress,\n but this is a single retrospectively documented observational case, so no\n causal effectiveness of any individual intervention can be determined from it.\n <\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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