Fig. 1

Illustrations of the surgical procedures and technique. A transverse L-shaped extensile lateral incision and osteotomy of the lateral wall of the calcaneus with a sharp and wide osteotome are made. The bone flap containing the integrated skin and subcutaneous tissue is retracted, and the subtalar joint is exposed (a, b). After fracture reduction, the biodegradable plate is implanted and Kirschner wires are used to fixate the fractured fragments provisionally; then, the biodegradable screws are driven into the prefabricated holes (c). The periosteum is sutured with Vicryl 2-0 (d)