title: [Pediatric calcaneal fracture after supination trauma: conservative therapy with an orthosis].
abstract: We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with a calcaneal fracture due to a simple supination trauma. As magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a non-displaced extra-articular fracture no surgical treatment was necessary. A conservative therapy using calcaneal fracture orthosis with full weight bearing was carried out. Using this procedure allowed a comfortable means of movement without the need for a plaster cast immobilization or forearm crutches accompanied by a rapid return of the child to the normal daily routine.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie 1, Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Hellmut-Hartert-Straße 1, 67655, Kaiserslautern, Deutschland, thomas@ruffing.eu.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruffing
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D064386:Ankle Fractures; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D061826:Foot Orthoses; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012775:Shoes; D016896:Treatment Outcome