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Calcaneal Osteomyelitis following Steroid Injection: A Case Report

1985; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/107110078500600109

0198-0211

Ramesh Gidumal, Phillip M. Evanski,

Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments

A 71-year-old male presented with unremitting heel pain in the region of his calcaneal tuberosity. He had been previously treated with steroid injections for plantar fasciitis. Diagnostic workup revealed a calcaneal osteomyelitis which was treated with a partial calcanectomy. This case underlines the need to rule out this expected but previously unreported complication.