title: Cauda equina syndrome resulting in late sequela of calcaneal gait and neuropathic heel ulcer.
abstract: The case of a 27-year-old female, 5 years after a motor vehicle accident that resulted in spinal cord damage, is reviewed. She progressed well after her accident for 4 years, at which time she developed a neuropathic heel ulceration, aggravated by her calcaneal gait and pregnancy weight gain. The rarity of such a case involving neuropathic ulceration and calcaneal gait after partial deficit of cauda equina function prompted this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sobel
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kosinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus; D002420:Cauda Equina; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005684:Gait; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications