Case: Lower limb radiograph #20139990
Lower limb Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: J. Lengerke via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Calcaneal spur
What to look for in calcaneal spur
- A bony projection from the calcaneus: plantar (at the plantar fascia origin) or posterior (at the Achilles insertion).
- Well corticated, with no fracture line.
- Common and often asymptomatic.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): plantarer und kleiner dorsaler Fersensporn
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
