The treatment of calcaneal fractures continues to be controversial. These fractures present many challenges to the treating surgeon, including bony comminution, sometimes severe soft tissue envelope ...

The Taylor Spatial Frame allows surgeons to change reductions through struts and offers new hope for the treatment of pilon fractures. Open techniques still provide the gold standard in treatment for ...

Between 1983 and 1995, we used subtalar arthrodesis to treat 16 consecutive patients for continued pain after an intra-articular calcaneal fracture. Average time to union was 3 months (2 to 4 months).

Böhler [6] summarized the appropriate treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures with the following admonition: "Fractures of the calcaneus should be treated like all other fractures, ie, exact ...

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The calcaneus bone is the big heel bone at the back of the foot. Due to overuse a stress fracture can occur in the bone. It is common for soldiers who have to do a lot of marching or road runners.

A woman in her mid-20s presents to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of left ankle pain after falling off an e-bike 1 hour earlier. She denies other injuries and was wearing a helmet. She ...