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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Comparison of percutaneous cannulated screw fixation and calcium sulfate cement grafting versus minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach and plate fixation for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Fig. 2

A 38-year-old male patient suffered right lateral displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture caused by a fall from a height. Preoperative X-ray: lateral view (a) and axial view (b) showed the calcaneal height/length, Bohler angle, and the Gissanes angle was significantly decreased, and the calcaneal width was significantly increased. Preoperative CT-scan (c) showed a Sanders Type-IIIAB calcaneal fracture with collapse of the subtalar articular surface. Intraoperative incision showed a 4.0 cm minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach (d), the anatomical plate was placed through the subcutaneous tunnel (e), and the incision was sutured (f). Postoperative X-ray: lateral view (g) and axial view (h) showed calcaneal anatomical reduction. Postoperative CT-scan (i) showed anatomic reduction of the articular surface and restoration of the calcaneal width

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