Research progress concerning intramedullary nail fixation for calcaneal fractures
10.3760/cma.j.cn115530-20201126-00731
- VernacularTitle:跟骨骨折髓内固定治疗的研究进展
- Author:
Haowei ZHANG
;
Lin LYU
;
Ming NI
- From:
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2021;23(5):458-460
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Calcaneal fractures, common injury to foot, usually require surgery if complicated with an obvious displacement. Since open reduction and internal plate fixation often leads to wound infection, more and more minimally invasive surgery has been adopted for calcaneal fractures. As a minimal invasive treatment, intramedullary fixation can be used to treat calcaneal fractures of Sanders types Ⅰ-Ⅳ. Calcanail and C-Nail are 2 major types of intramedullary nails that have been used to treat calcaneal fractures in Europe and the United States since 2011. This article reviews the basic structural features, biomechanical properties, surgical procedures and clinical efficacy of these intramedullary nails.
