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Dudda, M., Kruppa, C., Geßmann, J., Seybold, D., & Schildhauer, T. A. (2013). Pediatric and adolescent intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus. Orthopedic reviews, 5(2), 82-5. https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2013.e17
Dudda, Marcel, et al. "Pediatric and adolescent intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus." Orthopedic reviews vol. 5,2 (2013): 82-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2013.e17
Dudda M, Kruppa C, Geßmann J, Seybold D, Schildhauer TA. Pediatric and adolescent intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2013 Jun 19;5(2):82-5. doi: 10.4081/or.2013.e17. Print 2013 Jun 07. PMID: 23888207; PMCID: PMC3718241.
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Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2013 Jun 19;5(2):82-5. doi: 10.4081/or.2013.e17. Print 2013 Jun 07.

Pediatric and adolescent intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus.

Orthopedic reviews

Marcel Dudda, Christiane Kruppa, Jan Geßmann, Dominik Seybold, Thomas A Schildhauer

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University of Bochum , Germany.

PMID: 23888207 PMCID: PMC3718241 DOI: 10.4081/or.2013.e17

Abstract

Calcaneal fractures in childhood are very rare, whereas particularly intra-articular displaced fractures are not typical in skeletally immature children. Various techniques of osteosynthesis have been described. This study aimed to determine clinical and radiological outcome after surgical treatment of intraarticular calcaneal fractures. Fourteen intraarticular fractures of the calcaneus were included in this retrospective study. Eleven children (2 girls and 9 boys) aged 6-16 years (average age 11.5 years) underwent surgical treatment. One child sustained a Type II open fracture of both calcanei. All injuries occurred after a high-energy trauma; 3 patients had multiple additional fractures. The clinical and radiological postoperative follow up was an average 44 months. In 4 cases, a reduction through a minimally invasive approach and fixation with K-wires or screws could be achieved. Eleven fractures were treated with open reduction and internal fixation with plate osteosynthesis, K-wires or screws. In one case with open fractures of both heel bones, an additional external fixator was applied. The surgical treatment approach adopted enabled the pre-operative Böhler's angle (average 16°) to be improved to an average 30°. In all cases, except for the patient with open fractures, a good functional result and outcome could be achieved. In calcaneal fractures in childhood, anatomical reduction is the determining factor, as in fractures in adults, whereas the surgical technique seems to have no influence on clinical outcome in children. The wound healing problems that have often been described were not observed in this age group.

Keywords: calcaneal fracture; intra-articular fracture; osteosynthesis; pediatric fracture

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