Calcaneal spur on X‑ray: 6 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing calcaneal spur. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- A bony projection from the calcaneus: plantar (at the plantar fascia origin) or posterior (at the Achilles insertion).
- Well corticated, with no fracture line.
- Common and often asymptomatic.
Quiz yourself on lower limb images
Cases
Case #55092349Lower limb · Beginner
Case #97259243Lower limb · Beginner
Case #151478248Lower limb · Beginner
Case #20139990Lower limb · Beginner
Case #139934056Lower limb · Beginner
Case #139976882Lower limb · BeginnerOther lower limb diagnoses
- Acetabular fracture
- Ankle fracture (lateral malleolus)
- Bimalleolar ankle fracture
- Calcaneal fracture
- Femoral shaft fracture
- Fifth metatarsal fracture (Jones / base)
- Hip (proximal femoral) fracture
- Hip dislocation
- Knee joint effusion
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar fracture
- Pellegrini–Stieda lesion
- Stress fracture
- Tibial (and fibular) shaft fracture
- Tibial plateau fracture
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.