[Current Concepts in the Treatment of Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures].

DISCUSSION Despite the controversy as to the proper treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures, mainly in simpler types of Sanders type IIA and IIB it is of benefit to use a combination of percutaneous reduction of calcaneal body along with the posterior articular surface from the Palmer s modified approach. CONCLUSSIONS At our department we prefer percutaneous reduction and osteosynthesis as a method of choice in tongue-type fractures, and the Palmer s modified approach is the preferred method in Sanders type IIA and IIB fractures. In Sanders type III fractures we advise to use the plate osteosynthesis and for Sanders type IV fractures an external fixator is recommended. Key words:individual treatment concept. PMID: 30843515 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech Source Type: research