title: Calcaneal fractures: to fix or not to fix: Opinion: open reduction internal fixation.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Harborview Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benirschke
mesh_terms: D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome