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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 91-B, Issue 5, 662-665.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B5.21938  
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Calcaneogenesis

M. R. Brinker, MD, Co-Director, Clinical Professor1; D. P. Loncarich, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; E. G. Melissinos, MD, Clinical Associate, Professor2; and D. P. O’Connor, PhD, Assistant Professor3

1 Center for Problem Fractures and Limb Restoration Fondren Orthopedic Group, 7401 S. Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
2 University of Texas Medical School-Houston, 6410 Fannin St Ste 1220, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
3 University of Houston, 3855 Holman GAR 104, Houston, Texas 77204-6015, USA.

Correspondence should be sent to Professor M. R. Brinker; e-mail: mb53{at}fondren.com

We report a case in which Ilizarov distraction osteogenesis was used to lengthen the portion of calcaneum that remained after a radical debridement for osteomyelitis. The patient was able to walk normally in unmodified shoes at the end of his treatment.






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