ArticleInternational orthopaedics2013
Balloon reduction and cement fixation in calcaneal articular fractures: a five-year experience.
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- [Calcaneoplasty with radiofrequency cementing following balloon reduction].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
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- Quality of Life and Clinical Evaluation of Calcaneoplasty with a Balloon System for Calcaneal Fracture at 5 Years of Follow-Up.Advances in orthopedics · 2021Article
- Minimally invasive treatment of calcaneal fracture.The Journal of international medical research · 2019Article
- A Novel Minimally Invasive Reduction Technique by Balloon and Distractor for Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures: A Report of 2 Cases.Case reports in orthopedics · 2018Article
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- Balloon-guided inflation osteoplasty in the treatment of Hill-Sachs lesions of the humeral head: case report of a new technique.Patient safety in surgery · 2016Article
- Management of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures using the limited open sinus tarsi approach and fixation by screws only technique.International orthopaedics · 2014Article
- Minimally invasive reduction and fixation of displaced calcaneal fractures: surgical technique and radiographic analysis.International orthopaedics · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeBalloon reduction and cement fixation of displaced articular fractures of the calcaneus have been described elsewhere but support for it lacks clinical evidence. We have been performing the technique since October 2006 and describe here our clinical experience including three to five-year follow up of our first ten cases with no patient lost to follow up.
methodsFrom September 2006 to September 2009, ten patients were admitted with a calcaneus fracture, six were female and four male, one case was bilateral (11 fractures). Patients were operated upon in the prone position according to the technique we have described. Reduction was obtained in all cases. Patients were discharged after an average of four days postoperatively and were allowed weight bearing after two to three months. All patients were followed up regularly and were examined by an independent observer at the latest follow up. The clinical results were assessed using the AOFAS ankle score, the Babin score and the RAND-36 physical components score. A CT scan was obtained in all patients before, after the operation and at the latest follow up.
resultsAfter a minimal follow up of 36 months (three to five years), no patient was lost to follow up and none required further surgery. The AOFAS clinical results were rated good or excellent in 81.8 % of cases (nine fractures, eight patients), and the physical component of the RAND-36 was 74.6. One patient only (one fracture) had a bad clinical result and evidence of subtalar arthritis on the CT scan and was offered a subtalar fusion; she refused. All patients had returned to their former professional activities at the same level as before the fracture except one who had retired but had resumed leisure walking.
conclusionBalloon reduction and cement fixation of fresh calcaneal fractures ("balloon calcaneoplasty") appears a safe and effective procedure in a variety of calcaneal fractures with lasting and excellent clinical results. More studies are needed to further refine the indications and the limits of the procedure.
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