"ORIF" for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures in children. Issue 2 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al-Ashhab, Mohamed Ebrahim Ali
• Is Part Of: Foot. Volume 25:Issue 2(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Foot -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Foot -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Foot Diseases -- Periodicals; Foot -- surgery -- Periodicals; Pied -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Pied -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Pied -- Lésions et blessures -- Périodiques; Foot -- Diseases; Foot -- Surgery; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 617.585005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2015.01.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-2592

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">The characteristics of intra-articular calcaneal fractures in children are similar to those in adults.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Operative treatment of these fractures, to restore calcaneal anatomical alignment yields good short-term results.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0070"> <label></label> <p id="par0205">Due to rarity of this fracture in children, we believe that a larger patient series with longer follow-up is needed to compare conservative versus operative treatment of pediatric calcaneal fractures.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>