Clinical characteristics, treatment and efficacy of calcaneal osteomyelitis: a systematic review with synthesis analysis of 1118 reported cases.

Background: Calcaneal osteomyelitis (CO) still poses great challenges to orthopedic surgeons due to the unique anatomic and functional features of the calcaneus. This study summarized the current data regarding clinical characteristics, treatment and efficacy of CO, based on an analysis of literature-reported cases.

Materials And Methods: The authors searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases to find English and Chinese studies reporting on CO patients published between 2000 and 2021, with available data for synthesis analysis.