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Abstract:
Retrocalcaneal bursitis is an inflammatory condition of the bursa located in between the calcaneus and the Achilles tendon. Calcaneal bursitis is most commonly caused usually by repetitive trauma or overuse and pressure generated conditions, such as athletes wearing tight-fitting shoes, increased serum uric acid, Ill-fitting footwear, Foot or ankle deformity, rheumatoid arthritis, and seronegative spondyloarthropathies etc. The study was performed on 50 patients with retrocalcaneal bursitis who had attended at OPD of National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation during January'2017 to December'2018. This is an observational type of study to find out the association of high serum uric acid with retrocalcaneal bursitis. High serum uric acid concentration was significantly associated with retrocalcaneal bursitis. About 46% patients had high serum uric concentration while male and female patients had almost equal distribution. Other causes were external pressre (50%), trauma (32%), rheumatoid arthritis (4%) and idiopathic (6%).
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