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Case Reports
. 2025 Feb 11;15(1).
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.24.00142. eCollection 2025 Jan 1.

Traumatic Open Extrusion of the Posterior Facet of the Calcaneus: A Case Report

Nicholas Bertha  1 , Sreeram Ravi, Michael Makowski, J Spence Reid
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Case Reports

Traumatic Open Extrusion of the Posterior Facet of the Calcaneus: A Case Report

Nicholas Bertha et al. JBJS Case Connect. .

Abstract

Case: Traumatic extrusion of the posterior facet of the calcaneus is a rare phenomenon that has seldom been reported on. In this report, we describe a 46-year-old woman who sustained an open right calcaneal fracture with extrusion of the posterior facet after motor vehicle collision. The fragment was reinserted, then underwent definitive fixation. Postoperatively, patient went on to radiographic union and with return to work with little to no residual pain.

Conclusion: Reinsertion of the fragment with temporary fixation with subsequent definitive fixation is a viable option for extrusion a tarsal bone, specifically of the posterior facet of the calcaneus.

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