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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Jan 1982
[Screwed-plate osteosynthesis and reconstruction of fractures of the calcaneus].
- S R Babin, P Graf, M Katzner, and E Schvingt.
- Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1982 Jan 1;68(8):557-69.
AbstractThe authors have treated 182 fractures of the calcaneus. Ninety-nine of these were operated on and plated. The results were studied in 75 cases with a follow up of 1 to 6 years. The technique used a lateral approach; a plate was always used, sometimes with a heterogeneous bone graft (Kiel bone). The operation was followed by 3 weeks of plaster cast fixation followed by mobilisation of the foot. A good functional result was obtained in 82 p. 100 of cases, but a satisfactory anatomical reduction in only 73 p. 100. Some mobility of the subtalar joint was conserved in 73 p. 100 of cases. The indications are described. This type of operation should be performed in displaced fractures with 2, 3 or 4 fragments. In more comminuted fractures the authors consider that primary arthrodesis is advisable. Conservative treatment is indicated in slightly displaced fractures or when local conditions make operation inadvisable.
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