Jain A, Gupta G, Shah RS. Total calcanectomy: Treatment for non-healing plantar ulcer with chronic osteomyelitis of the calcaneus.
J Clin Orthop Trauma 2020;
11:S861-S864. [PMID:
32999569 PMCID:
PMC7503065 DOI:
10.1016/j.jcot.2020.05.042]
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Abstract
Non-healing neuropathic heel ulcer provides a challenge to salvage the limb from a below-knee amputation. Total calcanectomy can prove a reliable option for limb salvage. Given a well-designed orthosis, patients with total calcanectomy do well at any age. We present two case examples of non-healing neuropathic heel ulcers with chronic osteomyelitis of the calcaneus, which were salvaged with total calcanectomy and returned to all activities of daily living.
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