title: [Functional deficits of the foot after calcaneus fracture].
abstract: The present study investigated the clinical and functional outcome of calcaneal fractures. 14 patients were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 52 months. Two groups, group A with good and group B with poor calcaneal restoration were distinguished by Böhler's angle. Ten normal subjects were used for comparison. Clinical results were evaluated with a questionnaire, radiography and range of motion measurements. Plantar pressure patterns were recorded with a capacitive pressure distribution platform. A comparison of the injured and healthy foot of all patients revealed a load shift towards lateral foot regions. A comparison of the patient groups with the controls did not reveal more pronounced changes in the poorly restored group. The results demonstrate that a disturbance of foot function persists even after long healing.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Unfallchirurgische Forschung und Biomechanik, Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lübke
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Claes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Funktionsstörungen des Fusses nach Kalkaneusfraktur.