Hence, clinical evaluation is needed to assess the quality-of-life index from foot and ankle by the American orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score postoperatively. Surgical plating treatment is favorable because of the rapid healing process and better anatomical reduction despite the invasive intervention. Intraarticular Calcaneal fracture treatment nowadays is still up for debate. It can be seen from Table 7 that the results of Conflicts of interest The results of present study are compared with those of previous similar studies. Two different parameters were used to compare the outcome and finally correlation between the two parameters was evaluated. In this study the outcomes of operatively managed and conservatively managed calcaneal fractures was compared in order to find out the better method for different type of fracture. The treatment of calcaneal fractures remains controversial. There were 5 vertebral fractures, 2 lower Discussion Nine patients had associated fractures with calcaneal fractures. Out of 30 Fractures, only one patient had bilateral intra-articular calcaneal fractures this series. Majority of calcaneal fractures were caused by fall from height (77% of cases), and 23% were due to road traffic accidents. The mean age of patients in operative group was 31 years and that of conservative group was 34 years. In our study, 20 patients were males, and 10 were females.
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6 The patients were divided into two groups (operative and conservative) with simple randomization technique with chits. Fractures were classified according to Sander's classification. Open fractures, extra articular fractures, fractures presenting after 2 weeks after injury were excluded from the study. This prospective comparative study comprised of 30 intra-articular calcaneal fractures in 29 patients from June 2012 to September 2014 (minimum follow up one year). So we believe such study will attempt to make some valuable contribution to this debate about superiority of operative or conservative treatment. Reviews on this subject, have failed to demonstrate indisputable superior results by either operative or conservative approach to the treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures.4, 5 So, despite the surgeon's extensive experience with this injury, it's a major socio-economic impact with regard to the time lost from work and recreation, and even after attention given to it for many years throughout the world, there is still no method of treatment that yields consistently good results.
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3 Even after emergence of CT and advanced surgical instrumentations and techniques, the treatment for the intra articular fractures has been a point of debate.
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Approximately 75% calcaneal fractures are intra-articular, involving the subtalarjoint, mostly caused by a fall from a height with the heel directly hitting the ground.1, 2 Fracture of calcaneus leads to considerable morbidity and hence was historically quoted that ‘Ordinarily speaking the man who breaks his heel bone is ‘done’, so far as his industrial future is concerned‘. Calcaneal fracture, the most frequently injured tarsal bone, accounts for about 1–2% of all fractures in the human body.