Operative versus non-operative treatment for closed, displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: randomised controlled trial
BMJ2014Vol. 349(jul24 5), pp. g4483–g4483
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Damian Griffin, Nick Parsons, E Shaw, Yuri Kulikov, Charles Hutchinson, Margaret Thorogood, Sarah E Lamb, for the UK Heel Fracture Trial (UK HeFT) investigators
Abstract
Operative treatment compared with non-operative care showed no symptomatic or functional advantage after two years in patients with typical displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus, and the risk of complications was higher after surgery. Based on these findings, operative treatment by open reduction and internal fixation is not recommended for these fractures.Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN37188541.
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