Reliability of a Rating Scale for Assessing Alignment of the Posterior Facet after Surgical Repair of Joint Depression Fractures of the Calcaneus

Systematic CT evaluation of reduction and hardware positioning of surgically treated calcaneal fractures: a reliability analysis

“…Measurements were done by a single rater without providing intra-rater reliability [ 12 ]. Sahota et al focused on the postoperative alignment of the posterior facet [ 24 ]. They reported excellent inter-rater reliability between three independent raters by comparing ten postoperative CT scans.…”

Simultaneous Use of Lateral Calcaneal Ostectomy and Subtalar Arthroscopic Debridement for Residual Pain After a Calcaneal Fracture

“…Inadequate primary treatment of a calcaneal fracture frequently results in persistent pain, with unsatisfactory outcomes reported in numerous studies (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). After a comminuted or intra-articular fracture, various problems can develop after the initial treatment that result in residual pain, with the most common causes reported to be subtalar arthritis, intra-articular adhesions, an increased calcaneal width, loss of calcaneal body height, fibulocalcaneal impingement, peroneal tendon impingement, and loss of motion at the calcaneocuboid joint due to displacement of the anterolateral calcaneal wall (1,4,(6)(7)(8)(9). In some of these patients, it is necessary to perform multiple procedures, both intra-articular and extra-articular, to relieve their pain.…”