OBJECTIVE: To perform a clinical and functional evaluation of intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus treated surgically by the Group of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Cajuru University Hospital from January 2001 to December 2006. METHODS: 107 patients, with 113 fractures, were submitted to treatment according to the Essex-Lopresti classification: in the tongue type fractures or central depression fractures with intra-articular comminution, open reduction and internal fixation with calcaneus plates (Synthes®) or Double H were used; for the other central depression type of fractures, the authors resorted to the minimally invasive treatment, and in tongue type fractures, percutaneous treatment was preferred. The patients were evaluated and clinically followed-up by the same group of surgeons, with evaluation scores according to the AOFAS table. RESULTS: 73% of satisfactory results, with a mean of 75.4 score points, and 27% unsatisfactory results. CONCLUSION: Adequate reduction of the fractures is an important factor to prevent pain and residual edema. Central depression type of fractures were those that had the lowest functional score. Non-reestablishment of the Böhler angle also culminated in relevant functional alterations.
Calcaneus; Calcaneus; Subtalar joint; Bone, fractures; Evaluation studies; Retrospective studies
