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01-02-2006 | Original Article

Haglund's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment Using Sonography

Authors: Carolyn M. Sofka, MD, Ronald S. Adler, PhD, MD, Rock Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH, Helene Pavlov, MD, FACR, Jonathan S. Luchs, MD

Published in: HSS Journal ® | Issue 1/2006

Abstract

Haglund's syndrome is a cause of retrocalcaneal pain. The clinical diagnosis of Haglund's syndrome is often confusing as the clinical picture may mimic other causes of hindfoot pain such as isolated retrocalcaneal bursitis or hindfoot involvement from more systemic arthropathies such as Reiter's syndrome or rheumatoid arthritis. With the increasing frequency of employing sonography as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of foot and ankle pathology, recognition of the sonographic appearance of Haglund's complex is important. We report a case of Haglund's syndrome diagnosed and treated with sonography.

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Title: Haglund's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment Using Sonography
Authors: Carolyn M. Sofka, MD
Ronald S. Adler, PhD, MD
Rock Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH
Helene Pavlov, MD, FACR
Jonathan S. Luchs, MD
Publication date: 01-02-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: HSS Journal ® / Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 1556-3316
Electronic ISSN: 1556-3324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-005-0129-8

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