Used in the appropriate patients, early operative intervention for calcaneal fractures may help avoid soft tissue contracture, lead to early joint motion and achieve a more accurate reduction, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous reduction and external fixation appears to be a reliable alternative to internal fixation for ...

Open reduction internal fixation (orif) is a surgery to fix severely broken bones. It’s only used for serious fractures that cannot be treated with a cast or splint. It’s only used for serious ...

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).

A 75-year-old woman was ascending an icy staircase when she had a sudden onset of right calf and heel pain, which resulted in abrupt dorsiflexion of her plantar-flexed right foot. She presented to the ...