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Philosophy of Calcaneal Fracture Fixation
Restoring the joint and the heel together
Mr Bakhshayesh develops his surgical philosophy for calcaneal fracture reconstruction, with particular attention to displaced intra-articular fractures extending into the calcaneal body and tuberosity.
The book explains injury mechanics, diagnosis, Sanders and Essex-Lopresti classifications, soft tissue timing, lateral positioning, indirect reduction and standard anatomical lateral plating through a modified sinus tarsi approach. The expanded edition adds the author’s original hand-drawn mechanics and fracture-line sketches, two additional operative views and a de-identified monitor photograph.
Inside the book
- Introduction: The heel is a three-dimensional reconstruction problem
- Epidemiology: An uncommon fracture with substantial consequences
- Anatomy and mechanics: Think beyond the posterior facet
- Diagnosis: Examine the person, the skin and the fracture
- Sanders classification: A shared description of the posterior facet
- Indications and timing: The threshold starts a decision; it does not finish it
- The author’s technique: Positioning and fluoroscopy come before incision
- Closure and aftercare: A reconstruction must survive its soft tissues
- The centre’s early experience: Our early clinical series
- Discussion and conclusion: A limited approach with comprehensive support
Includes an author biography, teaching summary, figure captions and linked references.
Clinical experience and the evidence
The book draws on the working manuscript by Tania Tanello, Ahmed Yousef and Peyman Bakhshayesh. The seven-patient series from February 2021 to August 2023 records no clinical surgical-site infection and one minor wound ooze. The book states the limits of those early observations and identifies the functional and follow-up data not supplied in the manuscript.
The author’s proposed technique is discussed alongside comparative trials and contemporary evidence. It does not imply that every calcaneal fracture requires surgery. The original study’s journal publication has not been verified; this is a separate professional educational book.
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