Subject: RE: Heel spur problem I've been there, done that and gotten the t-shirt; twice. I have had surgery on both of mine and couldn't be happier with the outcome. All the conservative approaches didn't help at all. I had calcium deposits, a hagulud's deformity (a hook on the back of the heel which tears into the achilles tendon ) and mucoid degeneration and achilles tears. A real mess. But the surgery, as greusome as it sounds, fixed everything. The surgeon detached the achilles at the heel base, splits and lifts it, the does a debridement to remove any sections which aren't going to be healthy tendon again. Sutured together the partial tear. Shaved off the hagulund's defromity hook. Inserted screws and cables to strengthen the area and closes up.
After having the left one done, I had the right one done 3 years later. Very happy with the outcome despite the process of being laid up for 6 to 9 months.
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