Template:Heel Pain Paediatric DDX

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Paediatric Heel Pain

Acute injuries

  • Friction blister
  • Plantar puncture wound
  • Laceration
  • Contusion
  • Calcaneal fracture
  • Achilles tendon rupture

Overuse Injuries

  • Sever Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis)
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Painful heel pad syndrome (heel contusion)
  • Achilles Tendinopathy
  • Retrocalcaneal bursitis
  • Posterior ankle impingement
  • Calcaneal stress fracture

Bone Conditions

  • Unicameral (simple) bone cyst
  • Bone tumour
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (posterior medial talus)

Infectious, Neurologic, and Systemic Conditions

  • Cellulitis or abscess
  • Calcaneal osteomyelitis
  • Plantar warts
  • Inflammatory enthesitis
  • Tarsal tunnel syndrome