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Psychogenic Equinovarus Caused by Dislocation of the Chopart Joint Complex
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Patients with conversion disorder (CD) present with weakness or unexplained movement disorder that may evolve from inciting psychological events, but presentation with rigid deformity is rare.
Only one case of CD presenting as foot deformity with atraumatic rigid psychogenic equinovarus has been reported previously.
Here we describe a rare case of psychogenic equinovarus in a physically healthy 10-year-old boy.
He had noticed left equinovarus deformity upon waking abruptly but had no history of preceding trauma and no relevant medical history.
Computed tomography (CT) images revealed dislocation of the left Chopart joint complex, but clinical examination did not suggest an organic neurologic disorder.
On further history taking, he reported that he was under psychological stress because of being required to play baseball against his will.
When he was given permission to withdraw from this stressful situation, the equinovarus improved without the need for surgical invention.
This report highlights the importance of early and accurate diagnosis of psychogenic equinovarus, so that unnecessary surgery can be avoided.
This is the first report of psychogenic equinovarus caused by dislocation of the Chopart joint complex that was confirmed with CT.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tonogai, Ichiro& Sairyo, Koichi. 2018. Psychogenic Equinovarus Caused by Dislocation of the Chopart Joint Complex. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147245
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tonogai, Ichiro& Sairyo, Koichi. Psychogenic Equinovarus Caused by Dislocation of the Chopart Joint Complex. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147245
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tonogai, Ichiro& Sairyo, Koichi. Psychogenic Equinovarus Caused by Dislocation of the Chopart Joint Complex. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147245
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147245