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Bohler angle

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      • Bohler angle
      • Common Accessory Ossicles of the Foot
      • Lisfranc Injuries
      • Midfoot Joints
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      • Winquist and Hansen Classification of Femoral Fractures
      • Seinsheimer Classification of Femoral Condylar Fractures
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      • Calcaneal fractures
      • Sanders Classification of Calcaneal Fractures
      • Midfoot Fracture-dislocations
      • Fractures of the Fifth Metatarsal Base

 

The normal value for this angle is between 20° to 40°. A value less than 20° can be seen in calcaneal fracture. However, a normal Böhler angle does not exclude a calcaneal fracture.

 

References:

  1. Isaacs JD, Baba M, Huang P, Symes M, Guzman M, Nandapalan H, et al. The diagnostic accuracy of Bohler’s angle in fractures of the calcaneus. The Journal of emergency medicine. 2013;45(6):879-84.

 

  • Home
    • 11. Lower Extremity
      • Bohler angle
      • Common Accessory Ossicles of the Foot
      • Lisfranc Injuries
      • Midfoot Joints
      • Pediatric Tibial Fractures
      • Winquist and Hansen Classification of Femoral Fractures
      • Seinsheimer Classification of Femoral Condylar Fractures
      • Peri-geniculate Avulsion Fractures
      • Schatzker Classification of Tibial Plateau Fractures
      • Ruedi and Allgower Classification of Pilon Fractures
      • Danis – Weber Classification of Ankle Fractures
      • Lauge Hansen Classification of Ankle Fractures
      • Hawkins Classification of Talar Fractures
      • Calcaneal fractures
      • Sanders Classification of Calcaneal Fractures
      • Midfoot Fracture-dislocations
      • Fractures of the Fifth Metatarsal Base
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