title: Correction of varus heel pad in patients with Syme's amputations.
abstract: Syme's amputations can provide a reliable alternative to more proximal amputations, but they are not without their occasional complication. Varus heel pad migration has been well documented as a complication following Syme's amputations. We describe a technique of resection of soft tissue and bone combined with anchoring of the lateral band of the plantar fascia in order to treat patients with the complication of varus heel pad migration.
authors.affiliation: Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA. nismith@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Nicholas C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Rodney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stuck
authors.forename: Russell M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dux
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sage
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinzur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004188:Disarticulation / Q000379:methods*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006365:Heel / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male