OPERATIVE TREATMENT OF ACUTE DISPLACED INTRAARTICULAR CALCANEUS FRACTURES

A retrospective study of 18 operatively treated calcaneal fractures wa s conducted. The fractures were all type II and type III fractures acc ording to the classification system of Crosby et al. The average follo w-up was 32 months and consisted of subjective and objective criteria. The findings were compared with the results of non-operative treatmen t reported by Crosby et al. The findings suggests that type II fractur es have a similar outcome when either operative or nonoperative treatm ent is used. Type III fractures, however, fared considerably better wi th operative intervention when compared with those treated with nonope rative techniques.