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ReviewJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2018

Extensile lateral versus sinus tarsi approach for displaced, intra-articular calcaneal fractures: a meta-analysis.

Cyrus Rashid Mehta, Vincent V G An, Kevin Phan, Brahman Sivakumar, Andrew J Kanawati, Mayuran Suthersan

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Review in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Percutaneous screw osteosynthesis for the treatment of intra-articular displaced calcaneus fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  9. [Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis with Intramedullary Nail: Evaluation of Outcomes].Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cyrus Rashid MehtaOrthopaedics Department, Westmead Hospital, Corner of Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, Australia. cyrusmehta1@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6077-1489
Vincent V G AnOrthopaedics Department, Westmead Hospital, Corner of Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Kevin PhanOrthopaedics Department, Westmead Hospital, Corner of Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Brahman SivakumarOrthopaedics Department, Westmead Hospital, Corner of Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Andrew J KanawatiOrthopaedics Department, Westmead Hospital, Corner of Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Mayuran SuthersanOrthopaedics Department, Westmead Hospital, Corner of Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Westmead Hospital · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOperative management of displaced, intra-articular calcaneal fractures is associated with improved functional outcomes but associated with frequent complications due to poor soft tissue healing. The use of a minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach to the fixation of these fractures may be associated with a lower rate of complications and therefore provide superior outcomes without the associated morbidity of operative intervention.

methodsWe reviewed four prospective and seven retrospective trials that compared the outcomes from the operative fixation of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures via either an extensile lateral approach or minimally invasive fixation via a sinus tarsi approach.

resultsPatients managed with a sinus tarsi approach were less likely to suffer complications (OR = 2.98, 95% CI = 1.62-5.49, p = 0.0005) and had a shorter duration of surgery (OR = 44.29, 95% CI = 2.94-85.64, p = 0.04).

conclusionIn displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures, a minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach is associated with a lower complication rate and quicker operation duration compared to open reduction and internal fixation via an extensile lateral approach.

Indexed as

CalcaneusFracture Fixation, InternalHumansIntra-Articular FracturesMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresCalcaneusExtensile lateral approachIntra-articular fractureMinimally invasiveSinus tarsi approach

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PMID30249288
PMCPMC6154938
OpenAlexW2890359095

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