ArticleInternational orthopaedics2019
Comparison of sinus tarsi approach versus extensile lateral approach for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures Sanders type IV.
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- Efficacy of Sinus Tarsal Approach Compared With Conventional L-Shaped Lateral Approach in the Treatment of Calcaneal Fractures: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2020Pooled it
- [Calcaneal fractures-Current status and treatment approaches].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- 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
- Combined extensile medial and sinus tarsi approaches for intra-articular calcaneus fractures: a case series.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Transforming the Management of Articular Fractures in the Foot: A Critical Examination of Current Methods and Future Directions: A Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- [Surgical treatment of intra-articular calcaneus fractures with plate osteosynthesis via the sinus tarsi approach].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2023Review
- Limb Reconstruction System Assisted Reduction and Internal Fixation for Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures: A New Application.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of sinus tarsi approach versus extensile lateral approach in the management of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: A single-center study.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- 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
- Emergency surgery of intra-articular calcaneal fractures using sinus tarsi approach with modified reduction technique.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- A Stepwise Minimally Invasive Sinus Tarsi Approach to Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Displaced Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures: Technique Tip.Foot & ankle international · 2023Article
- Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Surgery: Evaluation after Minimally Invasive Reduction and Percutaneous K-Wires Fixation for Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A windows technique for sustentaculum tali screw fixation using the sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fractures: a cadaveric study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Two and three-dimensional CT mapping of the sustentacular fragment in intra-articular calcaneal fractures.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Cadaveric Examination of the Radiographic Safe Zone for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Calcaneus Posterior Facet.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Surgical Treatment Using Sinus Tarsi Approach with Anterolateral Fragment Open-Door Technique in Sanders Type 3 and 4 Displaced Intraarticular Calcaneal Fracture.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Surgical experience as a decisive factor for the outcome of calcaneal fractures using locking compression plate: results of 3 years.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2021Article
- Comparing less invasive plate fixation versus screw fixation of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fracture via sinus tarsi approach.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Articular calcaneal fractures: open or minimally invasive surgery, when the medial wall reduction is obtained percutaneously from the lateral side.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- 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
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Abstract
purposeDisplaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures Sanders type IV(DIACFS IV) can result in an unsatisfactory prognosis and a high complication rate. Our investigation intends to compare the outcomes of DIACFS IV treated by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) via sinus tarsi approach (STA) with these via extensile lateral approach (ELA).
methodsSixty-nine patients (82 ft) with DIACFS IV who were treated with ORIF (29 in STA group and 40 in ELA group) were retrospectively assessed. Median follow-up was 50 months in two groups. Radiographic results were reviewed pre-operatively and post-operatively, and relative complications were collected. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score and visual analog scale (VAS).
resultsThe wound-healing complication rate was 14.28% in STA group and 34.04% in ELA group (p = .043), and overall complication rate was 54% and 77% (p = .056), respectively. Seven cases of sural nerve injury only occurred in ELA group. The post-operative radiographs of the calcaneus (Böhler's angle, height, width, and length) were significantly different from those measured pre-operatively in each group. And these data were parallel between the two groups. In STA and ELA groups, the average AOFAS was 75.45 versus 72.44 (p = .496), and the mean VAS was 23.95 versus 30.93 (p = .088), respectively.
conclusionSimilar clinical and radiographic outcomes are achieved between STA and ELA. And STA has a lower incidence of wound healing complication and sural nerve injury. Therefore, ORIF via STA can be a considerable management for DIACFS IV.
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