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Although non-locking calcaneal plates are designed to treat calcaneal fractures, they present some interesting characteristics that justify using them beyond their current application in fractures of the foot. Calcaneal plates are malleable, have an increased footprint area for fracture containment or buttressing, and present several hole options for screw placement in different trajectories, thereby providing proper fixation even in comminuted fracture patterns. The aim of this study is to describe the unconventional use of calcaneal plates in the orthopaedic trauma scenario.
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Pires, R.E., Giordano, V., Boni, G. et al. Expanding the indications for calcaneal plates beyond foot fractures: a technical trick and case series. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 31, 275–282 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-020-02757-5
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