Impact of surgical procedures on soft tissue microcirculation in calcaneal fractures: a prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Calcaneal fractures are potentially limb-threatening injuries that predominantly result from high-energy mechanisms. This fracture entity constitutes 1 –2% of all fractures and represents over 60% of all fractures occurring in the tarsal bones [1–3]. As a consequence of the high-energy mechanism of injury, intra-articular calcaneal fractures often lead to chronic pain and long-term disability due to posttraumatic arthritis [4]. Furthermore, int ra-articular fractures make up approximately 75% of calcaneal fractures and are commonly classified in line with Essex-Lopresti and Sanders based on lateral X-ray and CT imaging, respectively [5,6].
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research