Burkle de-la Camp. H. Treatment of fractures of the calcaneus. (Zbl. Chir. 1936, 16, 985-987)

The proposed a is described. a method of treating fractures of the heel bone using a special nail with a screw thread. On the 7-12th day after the injury, when the edema subsides and the hemorrhage resolves, the fragments are reduced in front of the screen, after which the direction in which the nail should be inserted is determined by two probes placed on the outside of the soft tissues in the heel area; the probes are tightly pressed against the still swollen soft tissues, leaving behind clearly visible grooves.