The treatment strategy of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fracture has been controversial.
However, most surgeons agree on the surgical intervention for the case sustaining
incongruity of the subtalar joint in order to obtain better outcomes [
[1]
,
[2]
]. Traditionally, accurate reduction of the subtalar joint requires an invasive approach
through the thin, vulnerable skin which overlays the lateral calcaneal wall, and such
conditions are frequently accompanied by a higher incidence of wound complications
[
[1]
,
[2]
]. Less invasive closed reduction of the posterior facet under fluoroscopic assistance
is one method which can avoid wound complication. However, it lacks the accuracy to
acceptably restore the position of the posterior facet. Recently, a few studies which
have applied subtalar arthroscopy via two or three lateral portals for reduction of
the posterior facet have achieved a less invasive restoration with good prognosis
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Publication history
Published online: August 17, 2020
Accepted:
July 16,
2020
Received in revised form:
July 3,
2020
Received:
May 14,
2019
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