A multicentre randomized controlled trial that will be conducted at Level 1 trauma centres across Canada. It will compare patients who receive open reduction, internal fixation for Sanders IV calcaneal fractures to patients who receive primary subtalar fusion for the same type of fracture. Patients will be followed up for a period of two years from the time of operation with evaluations being performed at 5 time points: 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
26
Open reduction internal fixation surgery of severely comminuted calcaneal fracture (Sanders IV).
Primary subtalar fusion of severely comminuted calcaneal fracture (Sanders IV)
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Halifax Infirmary, QEII Health Sciences Center
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
General Health Survey - SF-36
Time frame: 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months
Validated Visual Analogue Scale
Time frame: 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months
Musculoskeletal Function Assessment
Time frame: 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months
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