The word 'lime' is correct and usable in written English.
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All had previous os calcis fractures that was deemed nonreconstructable and managed conservatively.
Most of our patient presented with late sequelae of a fractured os calcis.
Experience in conservative management of the os calcis fracture has shown that better results are achieved with early joint movement.
If the nail entered the os calcis at the junction of the sustentaculum tali and the body of the os calcis, the position in the talus and distal tibia was central.
Bilateral external fixator systems are rarely used now (Fig. 1) although transfixing pins are still used in the os calcis.
Locking screw insertion was in the sagittal plane (p.a. direction), in talus os calcis and tibial diaphysis using a nail mounted jig.
A retrograde nail with posterior-to-anterior (PA) locking into os calcis, talus and tibia was used to correct deformity and achieve fusion after failed fusion.
Sixteen patients with sequelae from os calcis fractures were treated by a minimally invasive subtalar fusion technique through a percutaneous posterolateral approach using posterior iliac bone graft.
An incision two and one-half inches long was made along the lateral side of the achilles, down to the os calcis.
Attention is raised to the fracture geometry where, in the presence of a sagittal gap and depression of the upper os calcis, the graft might subside and sag inferiorly within the os calcis as encountered in the one case of radiographic nonunion in this series.
The primary indication for surgery was the squeal of fracture os calcis in terms of subtalar joint arthritis, loss of heel height, malalignment of the hindfoot, and pain with weight bearing.
