Limb salvage in patients with chronic heel wounds is a challenging and can be wrought with complications. A partial calcanectomy is becoming more popular in an effort to try to preserve limb length. Proper patient selection is of outmost importance in order to try and achieve optimal outcome. The article reviews and analyzes the current literature in order to aid the surgeon.
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