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Extensible Lateral Approach vs Sinus Tarsi Approach For Sanders Type II and III Calcaneal Fracture

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June 2025

Extensible Lateral Approach vs Sinus Tarsi Approach For Sanders Type II and III Calcaneal Fracture

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Extensible lateral approach versus sinus tarsi approach for sanders type II and III calcaneal fractures osteosynthesis: a randomized controlled trial of 186 fractures.

J Orthop Surg Res . 2025 Jan 3;20(1):8.

Contributing Authors:
AA Fadle AA Khalifa PM Shehata W El-Adly AE Osman

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Synopsis

One hundred fifty-seven patients with Sanders type II and III displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures were randomized to receive osteosynthesis via either the extensile lateral approach (ELA) (n=81) or the sinus tarsi approach (STA) (n=76). The primary outcome was the incidence of complications. Secondary outcomes included intraoperative radiation exposure, time to fracture union, radiologica...

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