Surgical treatment of Comminuted Calcaneal Fractures using the Sinus Tarsi Approach with Tibio-Calcaneal Distraction A Case Series

Johannes Pachinger, Florian Hess, Christoph Knoth, Benedikt Kislinger, Ralph Zettl and Nicolas Kesterke
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Nicolas Kesterke: Department for Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Switzerland

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2018, vol. 13, issue 3, 61-67

Abstract: Calcaneal fractures are rare and account for approximately 2% of all skeletal fractures [1]. However, they are the most common type of tarsal fracture (60%) [2,3]. The injury mechanism is typically associated with an axial load from high energy trauma, such as falls from a height or motorcycle accidents.1 The prognosis for complete recovery is poor, with complication rates as high as 58% [4-6]. The most frequently reported complications are delayed wound healing, postoperative skin necrosis, and malunion due to insufficient intraoperative anatomical reduction [7-9]. Surgical outcomes are correlated with fracture severity and the quality of articular reduction [10].

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2018.13.555863

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