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Assessment of subtalar joint range of motion after depressed calcaneal fracture managed by closed reduction and percutaneous fixation technique /

Saleh Ali Alawi Ahmed

Assessment of subtalar joint range of motion after depressed calcaneal fracture managed by closed reduction and percutaneous fixation technique / تقييم مدى الحركة فى مفصل ما تحت الكاحل بعد استخدام اسلوب الرد المغلق و التثبيت خلال الجلد فى كسور عظمة الكعب المنضغطة Saleh Ali Alawi Ahmed ; Supervised Abdelsalam Elhammamsy , Mohamad Ayman Elrouby - Cairo : Saleh Ali Alawi Ahmed , 2013 - 96 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Depressed calcaneal fractures occut most often in middle aged male workers. This explain the economic Importance of these fractures. Percutaneous fixation is safe and can be applied in depressed intraarticular calcaneal fractures in which soft-tissue compromise is present. Proper evaluation of joint ROM is essential to successful patient management



Articular depressed calcaneal fracture Displaced intra Percutaneous fixation