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DFU at plantar posterior right heel
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Fig1
At the plantar posterior right heel there was an ovoid shaped ulcer that probed to the calcaneus [Fig. 1].
DARCO  HeelWedge  shoe
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Fig2
He was offloaded with a DARCO  HeelWedge  shoe (Huntington, West Virginia) [Fig. 2] and the assistance of a walker.
Healed DFU at plantar posterior right heel
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Fig3
In 6 months the ulcer closed [Fig. 3].
Re-ulcerated DFU at plantar posterior right heel
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Fig4
Approximately 1 month later, the patient called for an urgent appointment when his ulcer reoccurred [Fig. 4].