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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:Foot_Bones.jpg|thumb|Bones of the foot.]] | |||
*Associated injuries are common | *Associated injuries are common | ||
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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Foot pain after [[Trauma (main)|trauma]] - often from axial load such as fall from height or motor vehicle accident | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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*Plain X-ray imaging | *Plain X-ray imaging | ||
**Decreased Boehler's angle (<25') may be only sign of fracture (compare with opposite side) | **Decreased Boehler's angle (<25') may be only sign of fracture (compare with opposite side) | ||
**Harris view to tuberosity | |||
*Up to half of patients with calcaneus fractures have concomitant injuries including compression fractures of thoracolumbar spine <ref>Sanders RW, Clare MP. Calcaneous fractures. In: Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults, 7th, Bucholz, RW, Heckman JD, Court-Brown CM, Tornetta P (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010. p.2064.</ref> | |||
==Management & Disposition== | |||
{{General Fracture Management}} | |||
===Intra-articular fracture=== | ===Intra-articular fracture=== | ||
*Immobilization with [[posterior ankle splint]] | *Immobilization with [[posterior ankle splint]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:42, 10 April 2024
Background
- Associated injuries are common
Types
- Intra-articular (75%)
- Sclerotic line may be only evidence of impacted fracture
- Extra-articular (25%)
- Anterior process fracture is most common
Clinical Features
- Foot pain after trauma - often from axial load such as fall from height or motor vehicle accident
Differential Diagnosis
Foot and Toe Fracture Types
Hindfoot
Midfoot
Forefoot
Evaluation
- Plain X-ray imaging
- Decreased Boehler's angle (<25') may be only sign of fracture (compare with opposite side)
- Harris view to tuberosity
- Up to half of patients with calcaneus fractures have concomitant injuries including compression fractures of thoracolumbar spine [1]
Management & Disposition
General Fracture Management
- Acute pain management
- Open fractures require immediate IV antibiotics and urgent surgical washout
- Neurovascular compromise from fracture requires emergent reduction and/or orthopedic intervention
- Consider risk for compartment syndrome
Intra-articular fracture
- Immobilization with posterior ankle splint
- Non-weight bearing
- Elevation (very important - fracture has high rate of severe swelling)
- Ortho consult
Extra-articular fracture
- Immobilization with posterior ankle splint
- Close ortho follow up
See Also
References
- ↑ Sanders RW, Clare MP. Calcaneous fractures. In: Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults, 7th, Bucholz, RW, Heckman JD, Court-Brown CM, Tornetta P (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010. p.2064.