Clinics and Practice
Calcaneal Insufficiency Fracture: An Underrecognized Cause of Atraumatic Heel Pain in Older Adults
Background/Objectives: Calcaneal insufficiency fractures may be overlooked in older adults presenting with atraumatic heel-region pain because early radiographic findings can be absent or inconclusive. Evidence regarding how often these fractures are identified in routine outpatient practice remains limited. This study aimed to describe the observed frequency, diagnostic pathway, clinical characteristics, treatment, and documented clinical course of calcaneal insufficiency fractures in an orthopaedic outpatient coh …