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Calcaneal Bone Osteomyelitis
From Applied Radiology
Radiological Case of the Month
Calcaneal Bone Osteomyelitis
Posted 08/04/2004
Walter Silbert, MD; Maroun Karam, MD
Case Summary
A 51-year-old white man with a medical history significant for Type I diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular disease necessitating multiple prior distal amputations presented with increasing right foot pain. He reported no recent trauma or corticosteroid therapy. Physical examination revealed prior transmetatarsal amputation and a large nonhealing ulcer that penetrated deeply to the lateral aspect of the ankle. In addition, erythema, warmth, and edema of the leg and foot were noted, leading to a strong clinical suspicion of osteomyelitis
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