Calcaneal Locking Plate
First clinical use (January 4, 2000, Dresden) of the new interlocking calcaneal plate in a B2 fracture of the calcaneus
The lateral view and the Brodns view show the deep impaction of the posterior facet (see Fig a-b).
The axial and coronal cut of the CT scan show the severe damage to the calcaneo-cuboidal and subtalar joint classified according to the new AO-Classification as 81.2 B2 [ie, (1.3.3)]. 81.2 = calcaneus, B2 = intraarticular fracture of two joints involved, d = posterior facet, h = cuboidal facet, 1.3.3 = bony lesion, multifragmentary, severely distocated (see Fig c-d).
Intraoperative situation after anatomical reduction and fixation with the interlocking plate. 1 = one of the four 2.0 mm K-wires, which are inserted in the talus and cuboid keeping the full thickness flap upwards for optimal exposure. 2 = tab bowed close to the bone in the calcaneal neck area to keep the ante (see Fig e-g).
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