IMAGES IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Calcaneal fracture with ipsilateral bi-malleolar and fourth and fifth metatarsal fractures
Department of Orthopaedics, Weston General Hospital, Weston-Super-Mare, UK
Correspondence to:
Mr R Ahmad, 18 Oakwood, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4SQ, UK; riazhzi@yahoo.co.uk
Accepted 27 November 2006
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Calcaneal fracture is the most common fractured tarsal bone. The mechanism of injury is axial loading in which the talus is driven into the calcaneus, or a twisting injury. Over 20% of these patients suffer associated injuries of the spine, pelvis or hip.
A 39-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a history of chip board sheets falling onto his lower leg. The heel was flattened with bruising of the sole. Radiographs of the ankle revealed an intra-articular fracture of the calcaneus with a bi-malleolar fracture of the same foot. Radiographs of the foot taken afterwards revealed fractures of the fourth and fifth metatarsals (fig 1).
Figure 1 Radiographs showing calcaneal, ankle and metatarsal fractures.
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This is a very rare combination of foot and ankle injury and we stress the need to inspect and palpate other areas at high risk for fracture, such as the medial, lateral and posterior
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