A Comparative Analysis of Between Percutaneous Cannulated Screw Fixation and Traditional Plate Internal Fixation in Treatment of Sanders II and III Calcaneal Fractures

The objective of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of percutaneous cannulated screw fixation and traditional plate internal fixation in the treatment of Sanders II and III calcaneal fractures. The records of 64 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty-three cases were fixed by percutaneous cannulated screws. Thirty-one cases were fixed with traditional steel plates. The preoperative preparation time of the screw group and plate group was 3 ± 1.7 days and 4.6 ± 2.1 days. The surgery time was 118.9 ± 43.8 minutes and 146.9 ± 47.6 minutes. The length of hospitalization was 8.7 ± 3.9 days and 17.0 ± 7.9 days. Intraoperative blood loss was 38.2 ± 27.7 mL and 67.1 ± 58.8 mL. The postoperative drainage volume of the plate group was 85.1 ± 53.7 mL, and no wound drainage was needed in the screw group after surgery. Postoperative wound complications occurred in 2 cases of the screw group and 8 cases of the plate group. The recovery effects of Gissane angle and Bohler angle are similar in the 2 groups. The excellent and good rate of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle-hindfoot Scale in the screw group was 96.8% at 12 months after surgery, whereas the rate was 93.5% in the plate group. Compared with the traditional plate internal fixation, the percutaneous cannulated screw group achieved a similar excellent and good rate of clinical treatment. It has the advantages of less trauma, less bleeding, low incidence of complications, short preoperative preparation, and hospitalization time.