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Plantar calcaneal bursitis is a medical condition in which there is inflammation of the plantar calcaneal [1] bursa, a spongy fluid filled sac that cushions the fascia of the heel and the calcaneus (heel bone). It is characterized by swelling and tenderness of the central plantar heel area. It is sometimes called 'Policeman's heel'.
Middle age is the most common age of affection, females are more affected than males, and the occurrence is often bilateral. A clinical feature of this condition is pain in the back of the heel, which is more after rest. Clinical evaluation and lateral radiographs of the ankle are mostly enough to make a diagnosis of Haglund's syndrome. [2]
The differential diagnosis for heel pain is extensive and includes pathological entities including, but not limited to, the following: calcaneal stress fracture, septic arthritis, calcaneal bursitis, osteoarthritis, spinal stenosis involving the nerve roots of lumbar spinal nerve 5 (L5) or sacral spinal nerve 1 (S1), calcaneal fat pad syndrome ...
Retrocalcaneal bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa located between the calcaneus and the anterior surface of the Achilles tendon. [1] It commonly occurs in association with rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, gout, and trauma. [2] The pain is usually on the back of the heel and swelling appears on lateral or medial side of the tendon.
The pain from these contractions can cause mobility limitations and a tense feeling within the muscle, he says. While they’re usually harmless, muscle cramps are undoubtedly uncomfortable.
726.65 Prepatellar bursitis; 726.7 Metatarsalgia, NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) 726.71 Tendinitis, achilles; 726.72 Tendinitis, tibialis; 726.73 Calcaneal spur; 727 Other disorders of synovium, tendon and bursa. 727.0 Synovitis and tenosynovitis. 727.00 Synovitis/tenosynovitis, unspec. 727.03 Trigger finger, acquired; 727.04 de Quervain's disease
In few cases shock waves also have been reported to at least reduce pain and enable walking again. [ citation needed ] Currently in the process of FDA approval is the injection of collagenase . [ citation needed ] Recently successful treatment of Ledderhose with cryosurgery (also called cryotherapy) has been reported.
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