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The purpose of this study was to investigate which subtalar joint fracture pattern is more frequently associated with sustentaculum tali involvement. Furthermore, correlation between postoperative clinical outcome and sustentaculum tali integrity was performed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Patients with isolated calcaneal fractures were analyzed. Sanders-type fracture and involvement of both sustentaculum tali and calcaneocuboid joint were detected on computed tomography imaging; postoperative AOFAS scores were analyzed according to sustentacular involvement.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Fifty calcaneus fractures in 47 patients were included in the final analysis. The sustentaculum tali was fractured in 18 cases (36.0%), thus contradicting its supposed constant position. Sanders type 3 and 4 fractures were more frequently associated with fractured sustentaculum than type 2 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.012). Sanders type 4 fractures were associated with displaced sustentacular fragment significantly more than type 2 and 3 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.043). Patients with intact sustentaculum tali reported significantly higher (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) mean AOFAS scores than the uninjured group (84.4\u2009\u00b1\u20099.1 and 74.3\u2009\u00b1\u20099.5, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Sanders type 3 and 4 fractures were more frequently associated with sustentaculum tali and\/or calcaneocuboid joint involvement than simpler fractures. 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