//fpnotebook.com/
Haglund's Deformity
Aka: Haglund's Deformity, Haglund Deformity, Haglund's Heel
- Epidemiology
- Age 20-30 year old women (typically with poor fitting footwear)
- Pathophysiology
- Haglund Deformity is a prominent superior posterior Calcaneus
- Forms in response to repeated pressure from poor fitting shoes
- Results in swelling and inflammation at achilles tendon insertion
- Retrocalcaneal Bursitis arises
- Signs
- Erythema, swelling and tenderness over bursa
- Management
- Decrease pressure at the achilles insertion
- Open-healed shoes
- NSAIDs
- Ultrasound guided Corticosteroid Injection (to avoid achilles tendon)
- Surgery may be needed in refractory cases
- Complications
- Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
- References
- Tu (2018) Am Fam Physician 97(2):86-93 [PubMed]