Fourteen patients with fifteen intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus were investigated.
The results are as follows:
1) Patients had relief of symptoms after three years.
2) Westhues method was the most effective treatment for ‘tongue type’ fractures.
3) Prognosis of ‘depression type’ fractures was good, even though we did not reduce them.
4) Precise antomical reduction and subsequent functional restoration of the talo-calcaneal joint lead to good prognosis.
