title: Volumetric three-dimensional computed tomography for acute calcaneus fractures: preliminary report.
abstract: Volumetric three-dimensional (3-D) computed tomographic reconstructions were performed on three cadaver specimens before and after fracture for 16 acute calcaneal fractures. This "second-generation" 3-D reconstruction technique produced accurate, detailed images of the extra-articular fracture anatomy. Use of this method provided visualization of specific fracture component displacement otherwise unappreciated prior to surgery. In two cases, vertical splits in the superomedial fragment were demonstrated to best advantage by this 3-D technique.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Noto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*