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{{Short description|Orthopedic classification system}}
In orthopedic medicine, the '''Sanders classification''' is a system of categorizing intra-articular [[Medicine:Calcaneal fracture|calcaneal fracture]]s based on the number of articular fragments seen on the [[Biology:Coronal plane|coronal]] CT image at the widest point of the posterior facet.

==Classification==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Type
! Description
|-
| I
| Nondisplaced posterior facet
|-
| II
| Displaced with one fracture line in the posterior facet
|-
| III
| Displaced with two fracture lines in the posterior facet
|-
| IV
| Comminuted with more than three fracture lines in the posterior facet
|}

== See also ==
*Foot fracture

==References==
*[http://www.orthobullets.com/trauma/1051/calcaneus-fractures Orthobullets]

[[Category:Injuries of ankle and foot]]



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