A new instrumentation for heel spur resection.
Numerous procedures are available for resecting an inferior calcaneal exostosis (heel spur) when conservative management of the condition fails. A study was conducted with Sheridan Park Hospital patients by using the Kazanjian nasal forceps for spur removal. This procedure minimizes soft tissue destruction, bone pain, and iatrogenic calcaneal fractures.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D005096:Exostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013525:Surgical Instruments