J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1980 Mar;15(1):121-127. 10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.1.121.

Clinical Study of Treatment and it's Results

• Moon MS
• Kim I
• Kim HJ

• KMID: 2450567
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.1.121

Abstract

Calcaneal fractures of 82 feets in 68 patients which were treated at the Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital since 1974 to 1978 were cllnically analysed, and the following results were obtained. 1. Of 68 patient 50 patients were male and 18 female. Their ages ranged from 9 to 58 years and averaged 33 years. 2. Fourteen patients had both calcaneal fractures, and the spine fractures were associated in 14 patients with calcaneal fractures. 3. Of 82 fractures 50 fractures were Rowe's type 5. Of these type 5 fracture 14 cases of tongue type were treated by axial pin flxation and favourable result were obtained. All the other types of fractures were treated conservatively. 4. After treatment, the most common complication after treatment was presistant foot pain. The commonest site of residual pain was beneath the lateral malleculus. Of 82 fractures 22 cases had this complaint. This residual pain occured in the seventeen cases type 5 fracture. 5. Residual flat foot deformity and weakness of triceps power were clinically not significant if the residual foot pain is nat associated with those two factors.

MeSH Terms

Clinical Study*
Congenital Abnormalities
Female
Flatfoot
Foot
Humans
Male
Orthopedics
Spine
Tongue