The case is presented of a professional international rugby union player who sustained an isolated proximal tibiofibular dislocation in a training ground injury. Diagnosis was made based on clinical ...

Ford underwent surgery on Thursday to repair the medial meniscus and the proximal tibiofibular joint. Ford said in a note posted on Twitter that he has been experiencing pain for more than a year.

Traumatic tibiofibular joint dislocations were seen in 1% to 2% of tibial plateau and tibial shaft fractures and, based on recently published data, they are indicators of severely traumatized limbs.

Proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) dislocations are a relatively rare injury that occurs most commonly in sports injuries or high velocity accidents.