Used in the appropriate patients, early operative intervention for calcaneal fractures may help avoid soft tissue contracture, lead to early joint motion and achieve a more accurate reduction, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A presenter at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting said calcaneal ...

A 75-year-old woman was ascending an icy staircase when she had a sudden onset of right calf and heel pain, which resulted in abrupt dorsiflexion of her plantar-flexed right foot. She presented to the ...

Tarsal coalition is an uncommon disorder with bony, cartilaginous or fibrous union between two or more bones of the hind- and midfoot. According to current data half of the patients with a tarsal ...

People with open fractures of long bones, the hindfoot or midfoot have fixation and definitive soft tissue cover within 72 hours of injury if this cannot be performed at the same time as wound ...