Calcaneal fractures : A good prognosis

Calcaneal fractures at Grady Memorial Hospital were re-viewed for the period of 1973 to 1980. Sixty-two of these fractures were available for follow-up. Treatment was with compression dressings, plaster, pin reduction or open reduction. Grading was by the previously published criteria of Allen and Lindsey.’. ’ ’ This paper identifies a positive correlation between facet reduction and suc-cessful treatment results. Recommendations are made for fracture classification, surgical treatment and postoperative management. Fractures of the calcaneus fall into two general categories: extra-articular and intra-articular injuries. The treatment of extra-articular fractures is uniformly successful. Treatment of intra-articular injuries i