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Medial external fixation for staged treatment of closed calcaneus fractures: Surgical technique and case series.

The derangement in calcaneal morphology after a fracture can be significant and is often associated with severe soft tissue envelop problems. Medial calcaneal external fixation is useful for early restoration of calcaneal morphology and the corresponding soft tissue envelop. When performed in a stepwise fashion, external fixation can successfully restore normal calcaneal height, length, width, and coronal plane alignment. For severely displaced joint depression and broken tongue-type calcaneus fractures where open treatment is the preferred strategy, early external fixation restores the normal soft tissue tension, allows a stable environment for soft tissue recovery, and facilitates the definitive operation by restoring and maintaining overall calcaneal architecture. We describe the stepwise approach to calcaneal reduction and external fixation and report a case series demonstrating this method is safe and effective for staged management of severely displaced calcaneus fractures.

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