title: Anterior process fractures of the calcaneus.
abstract: Fractures of the anterior process of the calcaneus are often missed. This error follows from the tendency to focus exclusively on the mortise and malleoli when a history of ankle trauma is supplied. Seven patients with this fracture are presented. The anatomy, mechanism of injury, clinical presentation, and the radiographic features of this injury are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis