title: Wound closure technique for lateral extensile approach to intra-articular calcaneal fractures.
abstract: Multiple wound closure techniques have been described for a lateral extensile calcaneal incision in the literature. In this article, a technique is presented that involves a subcutilar closure over a closed drain system, which has proven to be effective in minimizing sural nerve injury and wound dehiscence in open reduction internal fixation of 20 calcaneal fractures.
authors.affiliation: shollawell@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hollawell
mesh_terms: D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000517:prevention & control; D013497:Sural Nerve; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques