title: Spontaneous calcaneal fracture after deep heel burns with diabetes.
abstract: Two patients with diabetes mellitus sustained spontaneous calcaneus fracture after deep heel burns. Both cases had avulsion type fracture of the os calcis. The authors discuss the incidence and possible etiology with literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn Unit, Tokyo Medical College Hospital, Japan. hmatsu-tki@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jimbo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006365:Heel / Q000293:injuries* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery