Presentation
Pain and swelling of the left ankle due to falling from 2-meters height tipper today sustained an injury to left ankle & foot. On examination, swelling and tenderness on left ankle lateral side, left calcaneum and left foot.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Calcaneus fracture
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Fracture in the left calcaneus bone, with no marked bony deformation.
The Bohler's angle is about 23 ° within normal limits.
Gissane angle is 97°, less than normal.
A swollen soft tissue at the lateral malleolus is seen.
Case Discussion
Gissane angle, together with Böhler’s angle, are commonly used to evaluate the severity of a calcaneal fracture and the goal of surgical treatment is to restore these angles to normal values.