title: Open calcaneal fractures: assessment and management.
abstract: Open calcaneal fractures are obscure fractures. Typically, these injuries result in a high-energy, polytraumatized patient population. Initial management consists of irrigation and debridement. Secondary forms of management continue to evolve. High-energy fracture subtypes and severe soft tissue injuries portend an unsatisfactory outcome, despite appropriate management. Standards for the type and timing of treatment have not been established.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Service, Department of Orthopedics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. lawrenc@uky.edu
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans