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Subcalcaneal bursitis

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  • this is an uncommon cause of inferior heel pain
  • commoner in elderly with new shoes
  • associated with a tender swelling under the calcaneum and is not aggravated by dorsiflexing the toes
  • treatment of subcalcaneal bursitis with a conservative standard of care protocol of offloading orthotics, padding, icing, NSAIDs, and, if needed, corticosteroid injections, provide the greatest improvement in visual analogue scale and patient satisfaction.

Reference

  1. Laws J et al. Treatment of Posterior Adventital Bursitis and Subcalcaneal Bursitis of the Calcaneus: A Retrospective Review of Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2025 Dec 24;10 (4)

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