Isolated Medial Subtalar Joint Dislocation during Sports Activities: A Systematic Review of the Literature with Individual Participant Data Analysis

In athletes, one of the most common injuries is a sprained ankle. If energy trauma particularly high, this type injury can lead to an isolated medial dislocation subtalar joint (STJ), rare condition poorly described in literature. The aim study was verify if reliable conservative treatment and specific physiotherapy rehabilitation protocol STJ athletes A systematic review published literature last 11 years performed by applying Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines using three databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Web Science. keywords used were “(subtalar OR talocalcaneal) AND dislocation”. We considered only studies that included professional or amateur (athletic patients). American Orthopedic Foot Ankle Society (AOFAS) scale, range motion (ROM) ankle joint, talonavicular osteoarthritis, patient feedback evaluate their outcomes. total 12 our review, with 26 athletic patients. Sixteen them had good results correlation between duration immobilisation Nevertheless, due small number patients analysed on subject literature, there not yet univocal clinical treat (STJD) warranting further research field.