The use of a calcaneal reconstruction plate in intra-articular calcaneal fractures.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures has a long and varied history. New techniques and application of computerized tomography technology has greatly improved the prognosis and is summarized here. A case report with the use of a calcaneal reconstruction plate is presented. The authors suggest that in comminuted calcaneal fractures that possess a defect in the cancellous bone of the calcaneal body, this plate will triangulate fixation over the defect and provide for better support of the posterior facet of the subtalar joint.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Plates
- Calcaneus
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Fractures, Bone
- Subtalar Joint
Anatomy
- ankle
- foot