Osteochondritis dessicans or osteochondral defect (OCD) is a lesion injury of the talus bone in which the overlying cartilage is damage. There is also increase microtrauma to the talus leading to an increase risk of arthritis in the ankle. The lack of vasculature in the cartilage further separates the cartilage and subchondral bone from the […]
Month: November 2017
Pump Bump Pain
Haglund’s deformity, often called pump bump, is a painful bony prominence and bursitis located on the lateral posterior superior aspect of the calcaneus bone above the Achilles tendon insertion. This condition also leads to a retrocalcaneal bursitis in which a painful bursa develops in between the Achilles and superior posterior calcaneus. With a bony prominence, […]