Successful treatment of bilateral open calcaneal fractures with concomitant lower extremity injuries: A case report

Open calcaneal fractures are high morbidity injuries and the risk of complications depends on the concomitant injuries, on the size and the position of the traumatic wound. A 53-year-old male patient with bilateral open calcaneal fractures and associated concomitant lower extremity injuries such as...

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Published inCases journal Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 194
Main Authors Güven, Melih, Ozkan, Namık Kemal, Cakar, Murat, Yavuz, Umut, Akman, Budak, Kadıoğlu, Barış
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Cases Network Ltd 30.09.2008
BioMed Central Ltd
BioMed Central
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Fractures
Injuries
Leg
Risk factors
Turkey
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Summary:Open calcaneal fractures are high morbidity injuries and the risk of complications depends on the concomitant injuries, on the size and the position of the traumatic wound. A 53-year-old male patient with bilateral open calcaneal fractures and associated concomitant lower extremity injuries such as subtalar dislocation, talonavicular dislocation and open distal tibial metaphyseal fracture was immediately operated by percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation combined with external fixators. He was able to walk with full weight bearing without any assistance at the end of the first postoperative year. Early aggressive debridement and irrigation followed by fixation with percutaneous Kirschner wires and external fixator can supply bony alignment in open comminuted calcaneal fractures associated with concomitant lower extremity injuries and should be considered for the healthy and active patients before primary arthrodesis.
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ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-1-194