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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2019

Delayed Soft Tissue Necrosis in an Atypical Closed Calcaneal Fracture: A Case Report.

Tarek Taha, Karim Mahmoud, Ahmed Khalil Attia, Maged M Mekhaimar

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tarek TahaDepartment of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
Karim MahmoudDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed Khalil AttiaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Maged M MekhaimarDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
University of Colorado Denver · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCalcaneal fracture is the most common foot fracture. It occurs due to an axial load and is associated with high morbidity, especially when the articular surface is involved. There are two types of calcaneal fractures: Joint depression type and tongue type. The latter has a high risk of skin necrosis and should be operated on promptly. CASE REPORT: This is a 37-year-old Bangladeshi man who sustained a comminuted calcaneal fracture and a Lisfranc fracture of the left foot. Initial radiograph showed a joint depression-type fracture, excluding a surgical emergency. Nevertheless, the patient developed skin necrosis over the posterior aspect of the heal that improved after open reduction and internal fixation of the calcaneus. Pre-operative computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a bony fragment that was displaced posteriorly causing the skin necrosis.

conclusionX-ray imaging is not sufficient to exclude surgical emergencies with calcaneal fractures. Highly comminuted fractures should be assessed more thoroughly with urgent CT scan.

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CalcaneusFractureSkin necrosis

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PMID31534924
PMCPMC6727450
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