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Calcaneal fracture

Case contributed by Varun Babu
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Road traffic accident four years ago with recent worsening of ankle pain.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
mri

Chronic healed fracture of middle to posterior third of calcaneum with fracture line cranially just missing the posterior talocalcaneal articular margin. Mild edema along the fracture line margins. Mild talar effusion. Mild ankle edema. 

Case Discussion

This is an example of a non articular calcaneal chronic fracture.  

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