title: Outcome of different modalities of surgical management of chronic osteomyelitis of calcaneum.
abstract: In 1931,Gaenslen reported the outcome of 11 cases of calcaneal osteomyelitis which were treated with a splitting of the heel bone into two halves of almost same sizes and thorough curettage done of the infected cancellous bone from inner side. Ten cases were operated with split heel approach in this series and partial or subtotal calcanectomy was performed in 4 cases where involvement of bone with osteomyelitis was extensive.Excision of calcaneum was performed from approximately one cm distal to sub-talar joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Medical College, Kolkata 700073.
authors.forename: Arunangsu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: Amrish Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Bijoy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D055815:Young Adult