ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2019
Early Complications Following Articular Calcaneus Fracture Repair: Evaluation of Open Versus Percutaneous Techniques.
Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Nonoperative Treatment of Intra-articular Calcaneus Fractures Is Associated With Lower Rates of Certain Long-term Adverse Events Compared to Operative Management: A Retrospective Database Analysis.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Analysis of the clinical efficacy of "dynamic hook technique" combined with the Allgower-Donati suture method in the surgical incision for calcaneal fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluation of patient outcomes after operative treatment of intra-articular calcaneus fractures.SICOT-J · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess complications and secondary operations in patients treated with either open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) versus percutaneous fixation of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures.
designRetrospective comparative study.
settingLevel 1 trauma center. PATIENTS/
participantsNinety-three adult patients with 111 fractures treated by a single orthopaedic traumatologist between 2001 and 2014.
interventionORIF through an extensile lateral approach or percutaneous reduction and internal fixation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Wound-healing complications, infections, posttraumatic arthrosis (PTOA), and secondary procedures.
resultsFifty patients with 58 fractures underwent ORIF, and 43 patients with 53 fractures had percutaneous fixation. Mean age was 43 years, and 80% were male. Open fractures and two-part fractures were more often treated percutaneously (26% vs 8%,
conclusionsNo differences in complication rates were found for ORIF versus percutaneous fixation. Regardless of fixation technique, patients with open fractures or history of tobacco abuse were more likely to develop complications. Percutaneous reduction and fixation represents an alternative to extensile ORIF in terms of similar early and late complications, particularly in high risk patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic Level III.
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