My 16 year old son jumped from a height of 5 feet and hurt his heels. X-ray reveals a displaced fracture of his left calcanean. I was informed that his arch is also damaged causing flatfoot. My question is, is surgery necessay? without surgery, will the heels heal without chronic pain in hte future? Thanks.
Hello, As mentioned in history that x-ray reveals the displaced fracture then I would say surgery should be of choice.  If treated conservatively than chances of malformation or non-uniform healing is higher. So this might lead to changes in gait (walking pattern) and may lead to other joints in trouble. Also, due to non-uniform healing chances will be he will have on/off pain in the region and trouble other joints. Hope you take the right call. But my advice will be to opt for surgery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Jay In Chat Doctor.