A dorsal heel spur appears on the back of the heel, near the point where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone. Inflammation of the Achilles tendon can cause calcium deposits to build up ...

Your Achilles tendon runs vertically between your heel ... our DiMaggio Heel Pain Center is named after) had surgery for a heel spur, which is a bone growth on the heel bone, usually caused ...

However, severe cases may require medical intervention. The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel bone and runs down the back of the lower leg. Achilles tendinitis, or tendonitis ...

Another benefit is the decrease in surgical site infections and reduced morbidity associated with this technique. MIS involves precision and minimal disruption to the foot and ankle. Reducing the ...

Background Orthotic heel lifts are thought to lower tension in the Achilles tendon, but the evidence supporting this is equivocal. Objective To investigate the effect of a 12 mm in-shoe orthotic heel ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus university Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht university, Utrecht, The Netherlands Objective To assess whether ...