Items tagged “calcaneum”

Haglund deformity, also known as a pump bump, Bauer bump, or Mulholland deformity, is defined as bony enlargement formed at the posterosuperior aspect of the calcaneum. This deformity leads to retrocalcaneal bursitis. Pathology Haglund deformity may result from the chronic pressure of rigid sh...

The Fowler-Philip angle is the angle between the inferior calcaneus and the posterior surface of the calcaneus. Measurement It is an angle measured on the lateral view of a loaded foot; formed between 2 lines: a line tangential to the posterosuperior border of the calcaneus and the calcaneal ...