An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Department of Orthopaedics, Dr D Y Patil Medical College and hospital, Pune, India
Research Article
Comparison between percutaneous screw fixation and plate fixation for calcaneal fractures
Author(s):
Vinod Nair, Rajesh Pareek*, Swaroop Salunkhe, Shirsha Ray, Siddharth and Amol Patil
Introduction: Fractures of the calcaneum, the most commonly injured tarsal bone, has an incidence of approximately
1%-2% of all fractures. About three quarters of all calcaneal fractures are intra-articular and involve the subtalar
joint. The most common mode of injury is a fall from height with impact being directly on the heel. There
are various methods of treatment for fractures of the calcaneum such as kirschner wire fixation, percutaneous
cannulated screw fixation and plate fixation and yet there is still no single method which has proven to give
consistently favourable results.
Material and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out by assessing patients with calcaneal fractures
admitted to D Y Patil Medical College and hospital from June 2019 to March 2021. A group of these patients
were treated by percutaneous screw fixation while plate fixa.. Read More»
10.37532/1897-2276.2021.16(1).32