Open reduction and internal fixation compared with ORIF and primary subtalar arthrodesis for treatment of Sanders type IV calcaneal fractures: a randomized multicenter trial.

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Published in J Orthop Trauma on October 01, 2014

Authors

Richard Buckley1, Ross Leighton, David Sanders, Jeffrey Poon, Chad P Coles, David Stephen, Elizabeth O Paolucci

Author Affiliations

1: Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.

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