Patient-Reported Outcome Following Operative and Conservative Treatment of Calcaneal Fractures: A Retrospective Analysis of 79 Patients at Short- to Midterm Follow-Up

Background: Fractures of the calcaneus are severe injuries of the hindfoot, mostly resulting from high-energy axial loads, which still present enormous challenges to modern trauma surgery. Possible variables influencing the outcome are the type of fracture, age, and quality of fracture reduction. Th...

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Main Authors: Patrick Pflüger, Michael Zyskowski, Frederik Greve, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Peter Biberthaler, Moritz Crönlein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.620964/full