Calcaneal Ossoscopy

Calcaneal Osteomyelitis

Calcaneal Osteosarcoma; a Case Report

Osteosarcoma of the foot is rare and, when presents, commonly observed in adults. We report a case of osteosarcoma of the calcaneus in an 11-year-old girl who was presented with a 4-month history of pain and swelling on her left ankle and inability to walk in her left lower extremity. On examination, there was a diffuse swelling involving her left ankle joint and foot. The radiograph showed sof...

Calcaneal fractures in children.

Calcaneal fractures are rare in children but frequent in adults. We report 18 cases (20 feet) of pediatric calcaneal fractures before the distal tibial growth line closed to assess the characteristics of pediatric calcaneal fractures and reveal differences in treatment and prognosis between children and adults. Twelve (60%) of the fractures were extraarticular, a higher percentage than in adult...

Pediatric calcaneal fractures

Although operative treatment of displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus in adults is generally accepted as standard practice, operative treatment for the same fractures in the skeletally immature remains controversial, potentially because the outcome for fracture types (intra- vs. extra-articular) and severity (displaced vs. nondisplaced) have been confounded in studies of childre...

Z Cut Calcaneal Osteotomy

Although excellent for correction of deformity, the triple arthrodesis can have complications associated with wound healing and lateral column malunion/nonunion. The greater the deformity, the more common these adverse events may occur. By utilizing a single medial incision to fuse only the talonavicular and subtalar joint, the Medial Double technique minimizes several soft tissue complications...