Weightbearing Protocols and Outcomes in Open Surgical Management of Haglund Syndrome: A Large Retrospective Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following insertional Achilles tendinopathy debridement and Haglund prominence resection for Haglund syndrome, patients undergo varying degrees of weightbearing limitation (weightbearing as tolerated [WBAT], partial weightbearing [PWB], touchdown weightbearing [TDWB], and nonweightbearing [NWB]). Given the scarcity of large-scale literature on the topic, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of postoperative weightbearing protocols on outcomes after open surgical management of Haglund syndrome.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent open surgical management for Haglund syndrome between January 2015 and December 2023 at a single academic institution by fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeons. Patients were excluded

SUBMITTER: Hinton ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature