Surgical Management of Haglund's Syndrome in Nonathletes: A Retrospective Review

ABSTRACT

Aim

The present study was carried to retrospectively analyze the outcomes of patients with Haglund's syndrome treated with author's preferred technique and to compare and validate its results by comparing with the available literature.

Materials and methods

Twenty-four patients who had undergone surgery for Haglund's syndrome between 2008 and 2014 were identified retrospectively from records and included in the study cohort. Visual analog scale (VAS) score and American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS) were computed preoperatively and at each follow-up, the records of which were available through patient notes. The mean follow-up period was 32 months (12—55 months).

Results

The VAS score improved from a mean of 6.9 to 0.5 at 6 weeks follow-up and to 0.12 at 12 weeks follow-up. The mean AOFAS increased from 55.54 ± 7.26 to 91.20 ± 6.84 at 12 weeks follow-up. None of the patients had any significant complications. At 1 year follow-up, all the patients had returned to their predisease activity level.

Conclusion

Open surgical management with an individualized approach provides good to excellent outcomes with minimal complication rates.

How to cite this article

Agarwala S, Agrawal P, Sobti AS. Surgical Management of Haglund's Syndrome in Nonathletes: A Retrospective Review. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2017;4(1):19-22.