Table 2 Annual distribution of the operative calcaneus fractures methods at the Traumacenter Linz from 2007 to 2015. Almost the entire patient collective was treated by the minimally invasive technique with the 2-point distractor (85.8% versus 10.8%), which represents a large study collective and indicates the effectiveness of this technique
Year | ORIF | MIT with the 2-point-distractor | K-Wire fixation or another combination | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % per year | N | % per year | N | % per year | N | |
2007 | 1 | 5.3% | 16 | 84.7% | 2 | 10.5% | 19 |
2008 | 3 | 13.6% | 17 | 77.3% | 2 | 9.1% | 22 |
2009 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 90.0% | 3 | 10.0% | 30 |
2010 | 2 | 8.0% | 19 | 76.0% | 4 | 16.0% | 25 |
2011 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 96.0% | 1 | 4.0% | 25 |
2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 87.0% | 3 | 13.0% | 23 |
2013 | 1 | 4.5% | 17 | 77.3% | 4 | 18.2% | 22 |
2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 88.9% | 3 | 11.1% | 27 |
2015 | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 94.7% | 1 | 5.3% | 19 |
Total | 7 | 3.3% | 182 | 85.8% | 23 | 10.8% | 212 |