Calcaneal apophyseal fractures in young athletes: two case reports.
Calcaneal apophyseal fracture is especially rare in young children. Furthermore, this type of fracture is sometimes overlooked in children because of subtle radiographic findings. The studies reported on this fracture are rare. We report two calcaneal apophyseal fractures that were present in the proximal half of calcaneal apophysis and were treated with fixation of the avulsed bony fragment using nonabsorbable suture.
Department of Orthopedics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. stjung@chonnam.ac.kr
Sung-Taek
ST
Jung
Seong-Beom
SB
Cho
Myung-Sun
MS
Kim
Jae-Joon
JJ
Lee
Jin-Ho
JH
Lee
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000293:Adolescent; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures