title: A calcaneal fracture with extrusion of the posterior facet.
abstract: This is a case report of a 19-year-old woman who sustained multiple fractures including a right calcaneal fracture with extrusion of the posterior facet. The medial soft-tissue injury led to a full thickness skin loss. Despite loss of subtalar motion and decreased toe movement, she is satisfied with her result. The importance of the soft-tissue injuries, especially to the skin and tendons, associated with severely displaced calcaneal fracture dislocations is emphasized by this case report.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Columbus, Ohio 43215, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Ostrum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed