A heel spur, or calcaneal spur, is a bony growth of calcium deposits on the back or bottom of the heel bone that often has a hooked, pointy, or shelf-like shape. Heel spurs develop when strain or ...

A new study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders found that chronic pain after calcaneal fracture surgery contributes ...

Objective Calcaneal apophysitis, is a relatively common cause of heel pain in children. Very few randomised studies have evaluated treatment options. This trial compared the effectiveness of currently ...

1 Department of Optometry and Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China 2 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, ...