[Functional treatment of calcaneal fractures].

The authors discuss functional treatment of fractures of the calcaneus. They compare the therapeutic results of the most serious type of these fractures--intraarticular compressive fractures with depression of Böhler's angle, treated in the classical manner by long-term plaster and by the modern method--functional treatment which involves a minimal period of immobilization--general and local--and makes early and intensive rehabilitation possible very soon after the injury. The functional method gives very good results and reduces the period of treatment. By reducing the period of work incapacity it is an asset for the national economy.