title: A computer tomographic classification system for the displaced intraarticular fracture of the os calcis.
abstract: The treatment of the displaced intraarticular fracture of the os calcis continues to be controversial. One of the reasons for this is the lack of a workable classification system which would allow comparison among different treatment modalities. Plain radiographs are unable to depict the complex three-dimensional pathology of this fracture. Computed tomography (CT) scanning, however, has the potential to quite accurately depict all components of this injury. At our hospital, a five-part, CT-based classification system has been utilized. This system suggests which fractures will do well with conservative care, and which fractures are amenable to operative stabilization.
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed