Medical Must-See: Basketballer’s remarkable rebound from open ankle dislocation
The 28-year-old athlete was injured mid-game 'during the transition from dashing to stop motion'.
A professional basketballer who sustained an open, fracture-free ankle dislocation during a game returned to the court at the top of his game just three months later, Japanese doctors say.
The injury’s rarity — dislocation without accompanying fracture accounts for just 0.46% of ankle dislocations — means there is no consensus on optimal treatment.
