Chronic Pain Following Left Heel (Calcaneal) Fracture - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This custom medical exhibit reveals comparative views of a post-traumatic impacted left calcaneal (heel) fracture before and after fixation. The pre-operative image reveals a comminuted fracture of the left calcaneus extending into the subtalar joint., Post-operatively, two screws can be seen extending across the now healed fracture site. Body weight pushing down on the fracture site results in chronic heel pain.