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. 1999 Mar;23(1):63–65. doi: 10.1007/s002640050307

Intra-articular displaced fractures of the calcaneus

Operative vs non-operative treatment

E C Rodriguez-Merchan 1, E Galindo 2
PMCID: PMC3619771  PMID: 10192023

Abstract

 Twenty-eight patients with displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus treated by open reduction and fixation were compared with 30 patients with similar fractures treated conservatively. Judged by the clinical and radiographic criteria results were more satisfactory in the surgical group than in the nonoperative group, although high rates of poor results were encountered in both groups.

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Accepted: 6 June 1996


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