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General Category => Running Injuries => Topic started by: Ryan Woodbury on October 06, 2010, 04:42:26 pm



Title: Haglund's Deformity - bumps on heel causing Achilles Pain
Post by: Ryan Woodbury on October 06, 2010, 04:42:26 pm
Hey all I am considering having surgery to remove several bone spurs on the back of both of my heels.  Problem is the growth(s) are right where the Achilles Tendon attaches to the heel and often the Achilles needs to be detached in order to get at the bone spurs.  This can make for a nasty recovery.  Has anyone had this surgery and if so - what was the recovery time like?

Here's some more in depth info from wikipedia:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haglund%27s_deformity



Title: Re: Haglund's Deformity - bumps on heel causing Achilles Pain
Post by: Ryan Woodbury on October 21, 2010, 12:18:20 pm
lots of reads but no replies - guessing it isn't too common.  I scheduled the surgery and will be out of commission 4-5 months.

check this out - this is the surgery I will be having.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBm2hMefu1M


Title: Re: Haglund's Deformity - bumps on heel causing Achilles Pain
Post by: Jon Allen on October 21, 2010, 05:22:49 pm
Yeah, sorry, no experience in this area.  I guess most of us don't reply if we don't know anything about it (unlike most forums on the internet these days, where lack of knowledge results in more posts!)