Anterior Process Calcaneus Fracture Recovery Therapy

Recovery from surgery involves protecting the foot until the soft tissues have healed. Adduction, plantarflexion, & tension placed on bifurcate ligament;

Adduction, plantarflexion, & tension placed on bifurcate ligament;

Typically the injury is caused by excessive inversion of the ankle and subtalar joints, placing a traction force on the lateral ligaments. Calcaneus fractures are severe injuries occurring to the heel bone. Depending on the extent and severity of your fracture and the stability of the calcaneus, recovery can be a very long process that can last months to years. Anterior process calcaneus fractures occur from an inversion injury to the ankle. Some error has occurred while processing your request. Comorbidities that preclude good surgical outcome. These typically are avulsion injuries of either the calcaneal tuberosity from the achilles tendon, the anterior process from the bifurcate ligament, or the. Your message has been successfully sent to your colleague. This represents bony edema secondary to a fracture, which is not appreciated on the plain radiographs. Twelve patients were women and 3 were men. The bifurcate ligament connects the anterior process of the calcaneus to both the cuboid and navicular bones. There were 15 fractures of the anterior calcaneal process with an incidence of 1%. Loading stack minimally displaced but slightly comminuted fracture of the anterior process calcaneus (arrows) with considerable overlying soft tissue swelling involving the subcutaneous tissues and bifurcate ligament. Send a copy to your email. Fractures to the anterior process of the calcaneus (apc) have been considered rare injuries, as up to 88% are missed on plane radiographs 5. Anterior process fractures may be caused by inversion and plantar flexion of the foot leading to avulsion of the bifurcate ligament. Anterior process, tuberosity, medial calcaneal process, sustentaculum tali, and body not involving the subtalar joint.