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Right Heel Fracture with Progressive Deterioration

ID: exh41004b
This stock medical exhibit displays the progression of deterioration to a fracture in the right heel and steps in the surgical procedure used to repair the injury in a series of illustrations. The first illustration shows a lateral view of the right foot and the area of injury is boxed off. The second illustration portrays the original heel fracture to the right calcaneus. The third illustration shows the post-traumatic degeneration to the partially healed calcaneus fracture. The fourth illustration displays the incision that is made into the lateral ankle. The fifth illustration shows the joint being debrided to receive bone graft and screws. The sixth illustration depicts the condition of the ankle following fusion.
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