More extensile osteotomy in the treatment of posterior calcaneal osteophyte (Haglund’s disease)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to present a more extensile osteotomy performed for the treatment of Haglund’s disease and the results of 2-year follow-up of these patients.Fifteen feet of 15 patients who underwent open surgery by the same surgeon between 2011 and 2015 were included in the study. In this technique, the Achilles tendon is split into two in the middle and tenotomized at its insertion. Retrocalcaneal bursa and exocytosis is completely excised and tenodesis of the Achilles tendon to its old insertion is performed with the help of two 5 mm suture anchors. All patients were discharged on the postoperative first day. Postoperatively, a short leg plaster cast was applied for six weeks with the ankle in slightly plantar flexed position. For the next six weeks, patients were followed up with an ankle foot orthosis with the ankle in neutral position. At the end of the third month, orthosis treatment was discontinued in all patients. The patients were evaluated with the visual analog scale (VAS) and American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot scores (FAOS) preoperatively and at 3 months postoperatively. The mean follow-up period was 27.4 months. A statistically significant difference was found between preoperative and postoperative for both VAS and FAOS scores (p [Med-Science 2019; 8(4.000): 923-6]

Keywords

• haglund’s disease
• achilles tendon
• retrocalcaneal exocytosis
• retrocalcaneal bursa