Decubitus ulcer of the heel. Report of two cases requiring partial resection of the os calcis

Abstract

1. The cases of two patients with decubitus ulcers at the heels are reported; these required resection of the os calcis in addition to the excision of the ulcers because repeated buried epidermis grafts and, in one patient, also a cross-leg flap procedure failed. 2. Decubitus ulcers of the heel which require this operation are very rare; it becomes indicated when two attempts at grafting buried epidermis fail to produce a permanent cure. 3. The two cases are discussed in the light of the pertinent literature. © 1963, International Spinal Cord Society. All rights reserved.