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Calcaneal Body Fractures


- Treatment: 
- elevation, bed rest in a bulky compression dressing for 48-72 hrs, followed by active ROM exercises and a touch down wt bearing cast for 4-6 weeks; 
- young pts with heel widening may benefit from closed reduction using palm pressure to mold the heel into a narrow contour