Calcaneal heel spurs: etiology, treatment, and a new surgical approach.
The primary symptom of heel spurs is pain in the plantar surface of the heel. The authors illustrate a new approach to heel surgery--a plantar midline incision, which permits good exposure so the surgeon can visualize the soft tissue masses and eliminates postoperative paresthesias.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000453:epidemiology; D005205:Fascia / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors