Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING INTRA–ARTICULAR CALCANEAL FRACTURES

Ramachandra Badami, Swetha Purohit

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 The calcaneus is the most commonly fractured bone in the foot. Because of the potentially serious sequelae, controversy has persisted with regard to the best method for the treatment of calcaneal fractures.We evaluated the results of surgical treatment of calcaneal fractures.

We studied 32 patients of isolated intra articular calcaneal fractures from November 2012 to November 2014. The Functional Outcome after Calcaneal Fractures  was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Radiological assessment of fractures was performed by plain lateral radiographs and CT scans. Fractures were classified by Essex–lowpresti & sanders classification.

The mean follow up was 36 months with a mean outcome score of 68.4 (52.4% excellent, 18.3% good, 18.3% fair and 11% poor).

Open reduction may be employed to improve significant loss of normal bony alignment, but at medium–term, follow–up has no apparent benefit to functional outcomes or patient–based outcomes. 

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Ramachandra Badami, Swetha Purohit, FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING INTRA-ARTICULAR CALCANEAL FRACTURES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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