Bilateral Plantar Fibromatosis after Calcaneal Fractures: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hong Geun JUNG
1
;
Myung Ho KIM
;
Moon Jib YOO
;
Yun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Calcaneus;
Calcaneal fracture;
Plantar fibromatosis
- MeSH:
Autoimmune Diseases;
Calcaneus;
Fascia;
Fibroma*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Middle Aged
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2000;35(5):821-824
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Plantar fibromatosis is a benign fibroproliferative disorder of plantar fascia with rare incidence, the etiology of which is still controversial with several etiological propositions such as trauma, infection, autoimmune disease. Hereby we report a case of 45 year-old male patient with pathologically confirmed bilateral plantar fibromatosis, found after bilateral calcaneal fractures.
