Surgical treatment of displaced intraarticular fractures of the calcaneus. A combined lateral and medial approach.

Abstract

Twenty-two patients with 22 displaced intraarticular fractures of the calcaneus were treated by open reduction and internal fixation using a lateral approach and, when needed, a medial approach, followed by early motion. These patients were evaluated from 16 to 72 months (average, 37 months) after surgery. At follow-up evaluation, the result was assessed on the basis of restoration of anatomy and function. Combining the anatomic and functional findings, the results in this series were good in 17 patients, fair in one, and poor in four.