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Bone growth below the ankle near heel
It has been a month we saw a little hard growth(seems bone when touched) on one foot, near the heel just below the ankle. What could be the cause and treatment procedure?
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
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37 yrs exp
Chennai
Could be a osteophyte nothing to be done
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Dr. Madhur Mahna
Orthopedist
16 yrs exp
Delhi
Its retrocalcaneal bump
Physiotherapy and hot fomentation will give relief
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