Trial reportMedicine2016
Less wound complications of a sinus tarsi approach compared to an extended lateral approach for the treatment of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fracture: A randomized clinical trial in 64 patients.
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- The role of early weight bearing in the aftertreatment of unilateral displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures: a systematic review and pooled analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Pooled it
- Intraoperative pneumatic tourniquet application reduces soft-tissue microcirculation, but without affecting wound healing in calcaneal fractures.European journal of medical research · 2024Trial
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- Sinus Tarsi Versus Extensile Lateral Approach for Sanders Type II-IV Calcaneal Fractures: A Comparative Analysis of Functional Outcomes, Return to Work, and Cosmetic Parameters.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Biomechanical comparison of frame configuration screw fixation and conventional plate fixation for Sanders type iii fractures: a finite element analysis.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Different Internal Fixation Methods for Sanders Type II and III Calcaneal Fractures: A 5-Year Retrospective Study and Finite Element Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES AFTER PERMISSIVE WEIGHT BEARING IN SURGICALLY TREATED TRAUMA PATIENTS WITH DISPLACED INTRA-ARTICULAR CALCANEAL FRACTURES: A MULTICENTRE, RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2025Article
- Are the non-weight bearing guidelines for the after treatment of calcaneal fractures still decisive? A Dutch survey among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Does the postoperative quality of reduction, regardless of the surgical method used in treating a calcaneal fracture, influence patients' functional outcomes?BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Calcaneal Fractures Management, Change of Clinical Practice in Recent Years from ELA to STA: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
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- Comparison of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Cannulated Screws Versus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation in Calcaneal Fractures.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- A nomogram for predicting post-operative wound complications after open reduction and internal fixation for calcaneal fractures.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Global research trends and hotspots in calcaneal fracture: A bibliometric analysis (2000-2021).Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Same wound complications between extensile lateral approach and sinus tarsi approach for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures with the same locking compression plates fixation: a 9-year follow-up of 384 patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021Article
- Can sural nerve injury be avoided in the sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fracture?: A cadaveric study.Medicine · 2019Article
- Comparison of sinus tarsi approach versus extensile lateral approach for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures Sanders type IV.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- Sinus tarsi approach in high-risk patients with displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures: A case series.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
- Surgical Treatment of Sanders Type 2 Calcaneal Fractures Using a Sinus Tarsi Approach.Indian journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWe conducted a prospective randomized clinical trial to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of the sinus tarsi and extended lateral approaches for the surgical treatment of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures.
methodsBetween January 2009 and January 2014, patients with displaced intraarticular calcaneal fracture were randomly assigned to receive surgical treatment by the sinus tarsi approach or the extended lateral approach using block randomization. We recorded and analyzed data on demographics, time to surgery, wound complications, Böhler angles pre- and postoperatively, and American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society score.
resultsSixty-four patients met the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to the 2 groups: 32 patients underwent sinus tarsi approach, and 32 patients the extended lateral approach. Baseline characteristics of both groups were similar. The time to surgery in the sinus tarsi approach group was significantly shorter than in the extended lateral approach group (P = 0.04). The wound complication rates were 6.3% and 31.2% in the sinus tarsi approach and extended lateral approach groups, respectively, which was significantly different (P = 0.01). Regarding the clinical outcomes, the groups did not differ significantly on walking visual analogue scale or American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society scores at 6 months and 1 year postoperatively. No significant differences existed between groups regarding the Böhler angle at different times and reduction quality of the articular surface and the medial wall.
conclusionCompared with the extended lateral approach, the sinus tarsi approach decreased wound complications and preoperative waiting time, and achieved similar functional and radiological outcomes for displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures.
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