Fractured calcaneal spur

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Heel pain after jumping off a rock.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Fracture of a small plantar calcaneal spur. No significant displacement. No other fracture identified, particularly of the calcaneum. Alignment is normal. Incidental os peroneum.

Case Discussion

Nice example of a spur fracture.

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