Sanders type III calcaneal fracture fixed with a locking angular plate: A case report

Introduction. The calcaneus is a tarsal bone which plays major role in transferring weight from the lower leg down through ankle joint onto forefoot and toes. It participates formation of outer inner longitudinal arch foot has significant walking body weight. Calcaneal fractures most often occur by jumping, falling height, or less often, traffic accidents. can be extra-articular intra-articular. Intra-articular entirely damage surfaces, results deformity immobility foot. They intraarticular, when disruption entire articular deformity, weakness occur. Case report. This case report presents 40-year-old male with an intra-articular calcaneal fracture. He was injured height 3 meters sustained fracture type IIIAB where one line went laterally other centrally over posterior facet. Surgery performed on sixth day after injury. prepared locking plate for adapted fixed spongy screws relatively preserved fragments: sustentaculum tali, tuberositas lateralis calcanei tuber calcanei. In this way, we ensured position repaired fragments, then placed 4 more inside healthy tissue, enabled use plate. With procedure, axis, i.e. varus width, length angles (Bohler's Gissane's angle) were corrected. From one, patient started to move his toes, third began walk help props no support leg. Conclusion. preoperative value Bohler's angle correlation between severity injury displacement fragments fractures. goal surgery restore facet, avoid soft tissue infection form normal shape