Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1955;37:1231-1236.
© 1955 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN THE TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE CALCANEUS
Leonard Barnard M.D.1 and
John K. Odegard M.D.1
1 Oakland, California
A method for the conservative treatment of fractures of the calcaneus has been used in a series of cases. The number of patients is small, but each has had an adequate followup, and these patients are a representative group. The results so far are encouraging.
While we do not feel that subtalar arthrodesis should be completely abandoned, we believe that it will rarely be required.