Severs Disease of the Heel in Young Athletes

Severs disease is a growth problem that happens in youngsters who play a lot of sport. As the back of the heel bone or calcaneus there is a thin cartilage growth plate that growth of the bone occurs at. The Achilles tendon inserts into the back of this growth plate. During sport, especially on hard surfaces there can be a lot of strain from the hard ground and the Achilles tendon pulling on this growth plate. Severs disease is a “strain” of the growth plate. Some even consider Severs

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