title: Essex-Lopresti type II joint depression calcaneal fracture from a fall of eighteen inches.
abstract: A brief review of calcaneal fractures is presented with a case report of an Essex-Lopresti type II joint depression fracture sustained from a vertical fall of 18 inches.
authors.affiliation: College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, University of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sidlow
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Chioros
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013380:Subtalar Joint / Q000293:injuries*