Open reduction and internal fixation of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures with Norian Skeletal Repair System (SRS) bone cement: surgical technique, clinical and radiographical results.

Materials and Methods This is a prospective review of patients with displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures admitted to a Level 1 trauma centre under the care of a single primary trauma surgeon over a 1-year period from February 2010 to January 2011. A total of 9 patients with 11 closed calcaneal fractures were enrolled into the study. Only 1 calcaneal fracture per patient was treated. Sanders classifi cation was used to describe the fracture confi guration and only type II and III calcaneal fractures were recruited. Preand post-operative radiographic imaging was obtained to determine and monitor the Bohler’s angle, Gissane’s angle and talocalcaneal angles. All patients had preoperative computed tomography (CT) of the calcaneum to evaluate the fracture confi guration.