title: "ORIF" for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures in children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Calcaneal fractures in children are rare injuries, and those with displaced intra-articular fracture patterns are found even less frequently. Recent data in the adult literature have suggested operative treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures leads to a more favorable outcome.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to analyze the outcomes of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures in children treated by open reduction and internal fixation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures in 10 patients were treated by open reduction and internal fixation. Mean age was 10.2 (6-12 years). According to Sanders' classification, there were 8 patients who had Sanders' Type II fractures, and 2 children sustained Type III fracture. All patients were followed up with a mean 20.3 months (range 6-30). Clinical score according to the (AOFAS) was 95.8 (range 78-100).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The characteristics of intra-articular calcaneal fractures in children are similar to those in adults and, from our experience, operative treatment of these fractures, to restore calcaneal anatomical alignment yields good short-term results.
authors.affiliation: Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt. Electronic address: alashhab3@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohamed Ebrahim Ali
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Al-Ashhab
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Calcaneal fractures; Children; Intra-articular fractures; Os calcis; Pediatric