Novel Technique for Treatment of Calcaneal Tuberosity Fractures
Alan Y Yan1, Todd E Bertrand, Robert D Zura
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances
|April 16, 2016
Abstract:
Calcaneal tuberosity fractures comprise only 1% to 2% of all calcaneal fractures. Treatment of these injuries has traditionally included open reduction and internal fixation with various means including lag screws, suture anchors, and K-wires. This article reports on a series of cases treated with excision of the tuberosity fragment with repair of the Achilles tendon supplemented by a flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer.


