Calcaneal Reconstruction With Femoral Head Allograft Vascularized by an Osteocutaneous Medial Femoral Condyle Flap: A Case Report.

CASE

A 25-year-old man presented with a closed calcaneal fracture after a 6-storey fall, complicated by osteomyelitis from fixation attempts necessitating near-complete debridement of his calcaneal tuberosity. He underwent a successful single-stage calcaneal and soft-tissue reconstruction using a femoral head structural allograft vascularized with an osteocutaneous medial femoral condyle flap. At the 18-month follow-up, his limb is largely pain-free and functional, allowing ambulation and his combined allograft-vascularized bone reconstruction shows radiographic evidence of incorporation.

CONCLUSION

Calcaneal tuberosity reconstruction with a femoral head structural allograft and vascularized bone flap is a viable option for calcaneal tuberosity bone loss because of injury/infection.