Böhler [6] summarized the appropriate treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures with the following admonition: "Fractures of the calcaneus should be treated like all other fractures, ie ...

IN 1931 Dachtier1 presented a study of 26 cases of "fractures of the anterior, superior portion of the os calcis due to indirect violence." This was followed by a report published independently by ...

Calcaneal fractures remain among the most challenging fractures encountered by orthopaedic traumatologists, but the technology exists today to treat any isolated calcaneal fracture ...

X-ray films of the os calcis at that time were reported as showing "no further destruction of bone." In January, 1946, at the request of the patient, ...

X-ray: 'False' bound foot. "False bound foot of a Chinese woman 44 years old, height 5ft. Note normal arch and normal position of os calcis. Foot bound at marriage, age 17 years. Toes bound under foot ...