Subtotal Calcanectomy for the Treatment of Chronic Ulcer Associated with Osteomyelitis: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Subtotal calcanectomy is a therapeutic option for the treatment of chronic ulcer associated with calcaneal osteomyelitis. Closure of the surgical wound can be difficult due to the lack of local cutaneous coverage. We present the first case of subtotal calcanectomy in which the ankle wa...

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Published in:J Orthop Case Rep
Main Authors: Faleiro, Thiago Batista, de Meirelles, Alexandre Vasconcelos, Rezende, Roberto Guimarães, Ferreira, Herberth Rodrigues, Daltro, Gildásio de Cerqueira, Schulz, Renata da Silva
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2017
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5728005/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29242800
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.902
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