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Sever's disease, also known as calcaneus apophysitis, is an inflammation at the back of the heel (or calcaneus) growth plate in growing children. The condition is thought to be caused by repetitive stress at the heel.
Foot problems commonly experienced by children include flat feet, ingrown toenails, calcaneal apophysitis and plantar warts. 3. When you're at risk for falling: Falls have become the leading cause ...
Sinding-Larsen and Johansson syndrome, [1] named after Swedish surgeon Sven Christian Johansson (1880-1959), [2] and Christian Magnus Falsen Sinding-Larsen (1866-1930), [3] a Norwegian physician, is apophysitis of the inferior pole of the patella. It is analogous to Osgood–Schlatter disease which involves the upper margin of the tibia. This ...
Enthesitis is inflammation of the entheses (singular: enthesis), the sites where tendons, ligaments and joint capsules attach to bones. [1] [2]It is a type of enthesopathy, meaning any pathologic condition of the entheses, with or without inflammation.
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Plantar calcaneal bursitis is a medical condition in which there is inflammation of the plantar calcaneal [1] bursa, a spongy fluid filled sac that cushions the fascia of the heel and the calcaneus (heel bone). It is characterized by swelling and tenderness of the central plantar heel area. It is sometimes called 'Policeman's heel'.
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It mainly affects growing children, with overuse of the affected tubercle. [8] [9] [10] Examples include: Osgood–Schlatter disease (apophysitis of the tibial tubercle) [8] Sever's disease (apophysitis of the posterior tubercle of the heel) [9] [10] Sinding-Larsen and Johansson syndrome (apophysitis of the inferior pole of the patella) [11]