Zelimir J Jovanovic¹*, Lazar D Miceta^1,2*, Nemanja S Jovanovic¹, Danilo T Jeremic^1,2 and Nemanja S Slavkovic^1,2

¹Department of General Orthopaedics, Institute for Orthopaedics “Banjica“, Serbia
²Medical Faculty University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica, Belgrade, Serbia

*Corresponding Author: Zelimir J Jovanovic, Department of General Orthopaedics, Institute for Orthopaedics “Banjica“, Serbia.

Received: July 18, 2022; Published: October 13, 2022

Abstract

Introduction: Calcaneus fractures are rare but potentially debilitating injuries. Most of them are displaced intraarticular fractures, which management represents one of the controversial issues. There is no consensus on whether to operate or not. The most often chosen surgical treatment is open reduction and internal fixation as the primary method. Failure of this surgery often needs secondary subtalar arthrodesis as definitive management, so primary subtalar arthrodesis in cases with severe comminution represents definitive treatment in one stage with good functional results.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 54-year-old male patient with severely comminuted (Sanders type IV) bilateral calcaneus fracture. After the withdrawal of local swelling and disappearance of fracture, blisters patient was operated on using one-stage bilateral subtalar arthrodesis with percutaneous screw fixation and bone grafting performed through a mini-open sinus tarsi approach. The early postoperative period went unremarkably. The patient did not walk for the first seven postoperative weeks, after which rehabilitation was continued with partial-weight bearing with a gradual increase of weight-bearing to full through the next five weeks, after which walking aids were completely phased out. Three years after surgery patient has no symptoms and has a close-to-normal gait.

Conclusion: Although this type of injury has traditionally been treated with open reduction and internal fixation, we believe that primary subtalar arthrodesis with bone grafting through a mini-open sinus tarsi approach can benefit patients with severe comminution of calcaneus, allowing good functional results and patient satisfaction, with fewer postoperative complications and faster definitive recovery

Keywords: Intra-Articular Fractures; Calcaneus; Subtalar Joint; Arthrodesis

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Citation

Citation: Zelimir J Jovanovic., et al. “Primary Subtalar Arthrodesis with Percutaneous Screw Fixation and Bone Grafting Through Mini-Open Sinus Tarsi Approach for Sanders Type IV Bilateral Calcaneal Fracture - Three-Year Follow-Up Case Report ". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.11 (2022): 91-95.

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Copyright: © 2022 Zelimir J Jovanovic., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.