Combined Lag Screw and Cerclage Wire Fixation for Calcaneal Tuberosity Avulsion Fractures

Avulsion fractures of the calcaneal tuberosity represent a rare injury pattern that is caused by a powerful tension force from the Achilles tendon and is usually seen following minor trauma, especially in elderly patients. The objective of this study is to describe a surgical technique using cerclag...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Giordano, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos, Felipe Serrão de Souza, Hilton Augusto Koch, Cesar de Cesar Netto, Stefan Rammelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6207024
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