title: Patient satisfaction after open reduction and internal fixation through lateral extensile approach in displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures (Sander's type II and III).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine patient satisfaction in the patients of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures treated with standard lateral approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients of displaced calcaneal fractures (Sander's type II and III) treated between March 2009 and March 2012 were included in the retrospective review and functional outcome was evaluated using American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) hind foot score, Creighton Nebraska Health Foundation Assessment (CNHFA) scale and foot function index (FFI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cohort included 26 patients (19 males: seven were females) with a mean age of 38.16 ± 13.53 years (range 18-64 years). The mean period of follow-up was 24.42 ± 6.68 months. The patients achieved good functional scores after anatomical reduction of the fracture. The complication rate was low following strict inclusion criteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Careful patient selection in displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures treated through lateral extensile approach achieves good patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Khatri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kavin
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sharma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Fortis Hospital, Noida, India.
authors.forename: Lakhotia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Devendra
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Farooque
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kamran
keywords: Calcaneum; Displaced intraarticular calcaneal fracture; Heel; Internal fixation; Open reduction