Evaluation of Calcaneal Fractures by Multi Detector CT and Its Significant Effect on the Surgical Management Planning

Abstract

he use of multidetector CT with MPR allows better visualization of fracture lines, dislocation, and comminution of calcaneal fractures, especially intraarticular fractures. This work included 44 feet of 41 patients (three bilateral); 35 males and 6 females, representing 85.4% and 14.6% of all patients respectively, their mean age (34.22 years), lwe observed that calcaneal fractures commonly occur in male than female. In this study multi detector CT calcaneus was done for all cases after suspecting calcaneal fracture either by clinical examination or by conventional radiography, and the patients were classified as extra and intra articular fracture according to posterior facet affection.