A Novel Minimally Invasive Reduction Technique by Balloon and Distractor for Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures: A Report of 2 Cases

Table 1

Literature review of balloon calcaneoplasty procedures.

Author, year	Number of cases	Balloon technique	Relevant results
Bano et al., 2009 [16]	1 case	CaP cement	No loss of reduction after 2 years
Gupta et al., 2011 [17]	11 cases	CaSO4 cement + graft	Good results on pain and cutaneous complications
Jacquot and Atchabahian, 2011 [18]	4 cases	PMMA cement	Good clinical results after 3 years, displacement < 1 mm
Jacquot et al., 2013 [19]	10 cases	PMMA cement	Mean Boehler angle 15°, 1 subtalar arthritis
Mauffrey et al., 2012 [20]	1 case	Cement + cannulated screw	No complication, good radiological consolidation
Biggi et al., 2013 [21]	11 cases	9 PMMA, 2 CaP cement	Mean Boehler angle 22.97°, 1 subtalar arthritis
Vittore et al., 2014 [22]	20 cases	Ca3P cement + KW 7 days	Mean Boehler angle 25°, 1 subtalar arthritis

CaP = calcium phosphate; CaSO4 = calcium sulfate; PMMA = polymethyl methacrylate; Ca3P = calcium triphosphate; KW = Kirschner wires.