[Late results of our treatment method in calcaneus fractures]

The authors treated their patients, who had fractures of the calcaneus body in association with dislocation, by means of a new method: repositioning was effected by means of a special apparatus, retention via percutaneous screw osteosynthesis. Previously, they had used a Kirschner wire drilled from the tuber calcanei. The types of fracture differ very widely; the authors subdivide them into three groups, taking into consideration the involvement of the posterior talocalcaneal joint surfaces. The patients were subsequently followed up, and the results of 182 fractures of the calcaneum were evaluated, taking numerous different aspects into consideration. The authors were thus able to establish that the results of the treatment are greatly improved by accurate repositioning followed by percutaneous screw osteosynthesis.