Retrocalcaneal Pain

Description: Heel pain is one of the most commonly treated lower extremity pathologies. Pain in the retrocalcaneal region could be due to many reasons; successful treatment depends on localizing pathology. Retrocalcaneal pain can be referred from four anatomical areas: the myotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex, the watershed area of the Achilles tendon, the posterior triangle of the ankle, and the Achilles insertion. Nerve entrapment and radicular symptoms can also refer pain to this region. The purpose of this paper is to produce an algorithm for evaluation and treatment of retrocalcaneal pain.
Amol Saxena, D.P.M., Julie Lee, D.P.M., Walter Pyka, M.D.