The operative treatment of intraarticular calcaneal fractures. Indications, technique, and results in 257 cases
Bèzes, H.; Massart, P.; Delvaux, D.; Fourquet, J.P.; Tazi, F.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 290: 55-59
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 8472471 Document Number: 417657
Since 1972, 257 intraarticular fractures of the calcaneus have been treated with operative intervention. A lateral incision and a third tubular plate were used in all cases. The functional results were considered excellent or good in 85%, and there was an infection rate of 2.7%. Although 50% of patients showed a reduced mobility of the subtalar joint, pain and limited ambulation were rare. Only six patients required a late subtalar arthrodesis.