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Home-Based Rehabilitation Following Subtalar Dislocation: A Case Report.
Moita Gonçalves, Eugénio; Alves, Belmiro; Antunes, Francisco; Vítor Gonçalves, José; Aleixo, Catarina; Vilaverde, Daniel; Maçães, Filipe; Correia, Rodrigo; Andrade, Inês; Ferreira, Andreia.
Afiliación
  • Moita Gonçalves E; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Alves B; Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, PRT.
  • Antunes F; Research, Egas Moniz Health Alliance Clinical Academic Center, Aveiro, PRT.
  • Vítor Gonçalves J; Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Aleixo C; Medical Imaging, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Vilaverde D; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Maçães F; Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Correia R; Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Andrade I; Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, Porto, PRT.
  • Ferreira A; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital Center, North Rehabilitation Center, Gaia, PRT.
Cureus ; 15(7): e41348, 2023 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37408937
ABSTRACT
The demand for physical medicine and rehabilitation services has risen significantly. Immediate rehabilitation is not always readily available which may compromise patients' functional recovery. Here, we describe a rare subtalar dislocation case and how an unsupervised home-based rehabilitation program allowed functional recovery. A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department with an injury to the right ankle which resulted from a 3-meter height fall with his foot in plantar flexion and inversion. Clinical and imaging findings confirmed a diagnosis of a rare case of subtalar dislocation. The post-injury AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Scale score was 24/100 points. After six weeks of immobilization, a patient-tailored home-based rehabilitation program was prescribed. Adherence to our home-based rehabilitation program was critical to allow a range-of-motion improvement and functional recovery. Delaying rehabilitation may lead to long-term functional impairments. Thus, acknowledging the post-acute period as critical to initiate rehabilitation is mandatory. When outpatient rehabilitation settings are not readily available due to high demand, comprehensive patient education, and home-based rehabilitation programs may constitute effective alternative interventions. We demonstrate the significant improvement obtained with an early patient-tailored home-based rehabilitation program in range-of-motion and functional outcomes in a case of medial subtalar dislocation.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article