title: Avulsion fracture of the calcaneus: report of a case using a new tension band technique.
abstract: We report a case of avulsion fracture of the calcaneus in an 83-year-old woman. Nonoperative treatment was not considered satisfactory. However, the os calcis was osteoporotic, and internal fixation therefore was performed with a transverse Kirschner pin through the os calcis, securing a figure-of-8 metal tension band wiring to the fragment. We suggest that this technique provides a strong internal fixation in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garde
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kofoed
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001858:Bone Nails; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular