Open AccessThe “Open-Envelope” Approach: A Limited Open Approach for Calcaneal Fracture Fixation
Author(s) -
Sharad Prabhakar,
Mandeep Singh Dhillon,
Ankit Khurana,
Rakesh John
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_576_17
Subject(s) - medicine , open fracture , open surgery , orthodontics , surgery , orthopedic surgery
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a significant and evolving role in the treatment of displaced intra articular calcaneal fractures (DIACFs), but there is limited literature on this subject. The objective was hence to assess the clinicoradiological outcomes of DIACFs fixed with an innovative open-envelope MIS technique.