Calcaneal fracture is one of the most common foot fractures, poor reduction may easily lead to long-term chronic foot pain and even affect daily life. Subtalar arthroscopy is a minimally invasive method for examination of subtalar joints, which has been widely used in the treatment of calcaneal fractures in recent years. At present, subtalar arthroscopy mainly includes three surgical approaches: lateral approach, posterior approach, and medial approach. At the same time, combined with tarsal sinus approach, percutaneous pry reduction and internal fixation, small incision approach, 3D printing technology, external fixator, osteotomy correction and subtalar arthrodesis, subtalar arthroscopy is more widely used. However, this technique has higher requirements for the operator. Improper operation is very likely to cause adverse reactions such as nerve injury and poor fracture healing. Therefore, this paper reviews the research reports on the application of subtalar arthroscopy in calcaneal fractures in terms of previous literature, historical development, surgical approaches, surgical methods, and postoperative complications in order to provide reference for clinical use of subtalar arthroscopy.

subtalar arthroscopy  /  minimally invasive surgery  /  calcaneal fracture  /  surgical approach  /  postoperative complications  /  postoperative rehabilitation