Methods: Twenty displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures between July 2010 to July 2014 that presented at Victoria hospital and Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital, Bangalore were treated with Open reduction and internal fixation with locking calcaneal plates using Fernandez’s approach ^[3], without use of bone graft. Sander’s classification ^[5] was used to classify the fractures. Functional outcome was assessed using Maryland Foot Score ^[6]. The average follow up was 26 months.

Results: 85% of the cases were men and the rest women. Sander’s type 1 and type 4 were excluded from the study. 30% Sander’s type 2, 70% type 3. Apart from one case rest all had a near normal fracture reduction. All cases united radiologically at an average of 14 weeks time. 7 cases had excellent, 11 good and 2 had fair functional results at final follow up. There were no functional failures.Type 2 fractures had a mean MFS of 85.6 while type 3 had a mean of 87.3 showing there was no significant differences in the two fracture groups.

Conclusion: The severity of fracture does not significantly affect the functional outcome when displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures are promptly treated surgically while focusing on the principles of intra articular reduction, attaining calcaneal height, length and width.