Treatment of open intra-articular calcaneal fractures: evaluation of a treatment protocol based on wound location and size.

Background: Effective treatment algorithms for open, displaced, intra-articular calcaneal fractures and their potential early complications have not yet been established. This is a retrospective review of the management of open displaced calcaneal fractures at a Level 1 trauma center and their resulting soft-tissue complications in an effort to establish guidelines for management.

Method: Between November, 1994, and April, 2002, 31 open intra-articular calcaneal fractures in 29 patients were treated at our institution.

Treatment of recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis with suture anchor repair.

Background: Chronic lateral epicondylitis has been treated with various surgical procedures with varying and often less-than-satisfactory outcomes.

Hypothesis: The use of suture anchor repair of the extensor carpi radialis brevis to the lateral epicondyle in the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis will result in a more anatomical repair, with resultant improvements in strength, pain, and return to previous sport.

Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.