Interventions for treating calcaneal fractures Medscape

Description: Synopsis of Cochrane Review article on this subject.
Conclusions - Even where there is some evidence of benefit of operative compared with non – operative treatment, it remains unclear whether the possible advantages of surgery are worth its risks. Given this it seems best to wait for the results of one large ongoing trial on open reduction and internal fixation against conservative treatment.
One very small trial suggests that impulse compression therapy for intra – articular calcaneal fractures may be beneficial.