The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
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Review Case Reports
Intraosseous lipoma of the calcaneus: a review and report of four cases.
Intraosseous lipomas have been reported as rare tumors in the lower extremity. They have been identified in the tibia, fibula, metatarsals, and calcaneus. ⋯ Surgical technique and four case reports are presented. One of the cases involved a pathologic calcaneal fracture, a finding to the authors' knowledge that has not been previously reported.
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Comparative Study
Lateral column symptomatology following plantar fascial release: a prospective study.
Plantar fasciitis or heel spur syndrome usually resolves with conservative management, but for patients with continued pain, surgical intervention is often pursued. In some cases, plantar fasciitis is relieved, but pain in the lateral column area appears postoperatively. This lateral column pain may be debilitating for the patient and often overlooked by the foot and ankle surgeon. ⋯ Age, weight, body mass index, gender, smoking status, comorbidities, general health, surgical procedure, postoperative care, calcaneal inclination angle, and talar declination angle did not differ for these groups (p > .146). For this patient population, regardless of surgical technique (endoscopic or open release), lateral column symptoms were more likely to result when more than 50% of the plantar fascia was released. The report proposes that a maximum of 50% of the plantar fascia be released during surgery.