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  • Clin Res Foot Ankle, Vol 6(1): 257
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-910X.1000257

Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fracture in Patient of 11 Years, What Treatment is the Most Adequate?

Peña Fernández MP* and Quijada Rodríguez JL
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Virgen de la Luz, , Cuenca, Spain
*Corresponding Author : Peña Fernández MP, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Virgen de la Luz, Cuenca, Spain, Tel: +34 969 17 99 00 , Email: pilarpf1204@yahoo.es

Received Date: Jan 03, 2018 / Accepted Date: Jan 19, 2018 / Published Date: Jan 26, 2018

Abstract

Calcaneal fractures in children are uncommon injuries. Most of such injuries are due to low impact traumas, and are usually slightly displaced and extra-articular. However, in the case of high impact trauma (a fall from a high place or a traffic accident), displaced intra-articular injuries can occur. Currently, there is no consensus about the most appropriate treatment for such injuries. We present the case of an 11-year-old patient who suffered a fall from 2 m high, having pain and functional impotence in the left foot. After a radiological study by simple radiography and CT, he is diagnosed of intra-articular fracture of displaced calcaneus. It was decided to apply a conservative treatment by immobilization and discharge during 8 weeks, obtaining satisfactory clinical and functional results after more than one year of follow-up.

Keywords: Calcaneal fracture; Children; pediatric fracture; Intraarticular fracture; Computed tomography

Citation: Peña Fernández MP, Quijada Rodríguez JL (2018) Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fracture in Patient of 11 Years, What Treatment is the Most Adequate?. Clin Res Foot Ankle 6: 257. Doi: 10.4172/2329-910X.1000257

Copyright: ©2018 Peña Fernández MP, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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