Severe displacement of a calcaneal apophyseal fracture.
Calcaneal apophyseal fractures are rare injuries. Careful review of radiographs are necessary to make the correct diagnosis and initiate prompt treatment. The authors report the case of an adolescent with a severely displaced calcaneal apophyseal fracture that was missed on initial evaluation due to significant soft tissue swelling and misinterpretation of radiographs.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
K J
KJ
Paley
C A
CA
Milem
N A
NA
Ebraheim
T R
TR
Merritt
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male