Foot & ankle international
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Personal gait satisfaction after displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures: a 2-8 year followup.
Patients' satisfaction with gait after calcaneal fracture has rarely been studied. The objective of this paper was to determine how patient demographics, fracture type and treatment affected gait satisfaction after displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures. The design of the study is a prospective randomized trial performed in four Level I trauma centers. ⋯ Subcategories determined that younger patients who were self-employed and treated operatively had improved gait scores. Treatment (operative or nonoperative) of calcaneal fractures did not affect gait satisfaction according to patient outcome scores.