title: Partial calcanectomy for the treatment of osteomyelitis of the os calcis.
abstract: Chronic heel ulcerations in the insensate or bedridden patient have always been a difficult and frustrating condition to cure. When complicated by osteomyelitis, the patient must often resort to below-the-knee amputation. Presented here is a case report of the use of partial calcanectomy and primary closure for the treatment of osteomyelitis of the os calcis with ulceration. A discussion of indications, technique, and results is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatric Surgery, William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital, Hammonton, New Jersey.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Weisenfeld
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flannery
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luzzi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Picciotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation