he should have a closed reduction of his calcaneus to help with soft tissue management. He is lucky this is not an open fracture but it might become open if it is left much longer. Repair is ...

Commonly referred to as the heel bone, the calcaneus is the bone in the heel of the foot. This bone helps support the foot ...

Calcaneal fractures often occur in people who fall ... Proper use of crutches is shown on the left. Crutch tips are shoulder width apart. Elbows are straight and locked. Pads at the top of the ...

On examination, he was tender over the left calcaneus; there was no swelling ... 2 Patients may present with heel pain, mass, swelling, deformity or pathologic fracture. The treatment depends on the ...

He sustained close fracture of both calcanei, an open fracture of the left tibia, and complained ... for the open fracture of the tibia; the calcaneus fracture was fixed internally on one side ...

April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline UNITE Foot & Ankle announced today the launch of its FDA cleared Calcaneal Fracture Plating System and IM Fibula Implant. The national launch of these two ...

He sustained close fracture of both calcanei, an open fracture of the left tibia, and complained ... for the open fracture of the tibia; the calcaneus fracture was fixed internally on one side ...