Plantar Fascia Strain and Medial Calcaneal Tuberosity Pressure After Zadek Osteotomy: A Cadaveric Study
These biomechanical alterations plausibly contribute to postoperative plantar fascia discomfort and help explain the heel pain reported by some patients following ZO. However, further clinical studies are necessary to determine the true clinical significance of these findings.
Authors
- Lisa M. Tamburini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-5760)
- Lauren E. Geaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6630-6975)
- Rohan Bhimani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1072-2360)
- Rohan R. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2563-4803)
- Raymond J. Sullivan
- Thomas M. McDonald
- Raghunandan Nayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0017-9790)
- Tomer Korabelnikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1784-5716)
Institutions
- Hartford Hospital (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foot & Ankle International
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10711007251384636
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00