COMPLETE DISLOCATION OF TARSAL SCAPHOID

Abstract

Complete dislocation of the tarsal scaphoid is very uncommon; therefore, a report of a case may be of interest. <h3>REPORT OF CASE</h3> J. C., a youth, aged 17, a milk man, was riding horseback, Nov. 3, 1922, when the horse tripped over a car track, fell, and landed on the patient's right foot. His foot was caught in the track, and when the horse struck it he felt something in his foot "give." He was unable to walk, and was brought at once to the hospital. On admission, the entire foot was considerably swollen, and along the inner surface, from the base of the first metatarsal to the internal malleolus, there was marked ecchymosis. The pain was intense. All active motions were absent, and on passive motion no crepitus could be felt. On the inner aspect, alongside the head of the astragalus, a distinct protuberance was noted. The swelling obliterated