Case Report of a Tongue-Type Calcaneal Fracture.

ABSTRACT: Calcaneus fractures make up only 2% of all fractures, and tongue-type calcaneus fractures represent 25-40% of all calcaneus fractures. While rare, tongue-type calcaneus fractures can put the superficial soft tissue at risk for necrosis and other complications, creating a surgical emergency. This case report describes the care of a patient who presented to a remote island critical-access emergency room after a fall from height. He described severe, sharp pain in the heel and was found to have tenting and blanching of the overlying skin near the injury. These findings suggested the soft tissues were at high risk for necrosis if not treated immediately. An X-ray confirmed a tongue-type calcaneus fracture. The patient was splinted in plantar flexion and transported by helicopter to a mainland

SUBMITTER: Callan KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332765 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature