title: Resection of Small Avulsion Fractures of the Anterior Process of the Calcaneus for Refractory Complaints.
abstract: Minor injuries of the anterior process of the calcaneus occur frequently and most heal uneventfully. The present series reports on 6 patients with persistent complaints after anterior process avulsion fractures. The avulsed fragments of the anterior process at the calcaneocuboid joint were surgically excised in all, which resolved the complaints completely in 4 patients and reduced the complaints significantly in 2. If conservative measures fail and the complaints are refractory, debridement of the anterior process avulsion fractures at the calcaneocuboid joint could be a viable option.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgeon, Department of Trauma Surgery, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jens A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Halm
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgeon, Trauma Unit, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: t.schepers@amc.nl.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schepers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D000071562:Fractures, Avulsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anterior process calcaneus; calcaneocuboid joint; supination line; surgery