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1. The cases of two patients with decubitus ulcers at the heels are reported; these required resection of the os calcis in addition to the excision of the ulcers because repeated buried epidermis grafts and, in one patient, also a cross-leg flap procedure failed.
2. Decubitus ulcers of the heel which require this operation are very rare; it becomes indicated when two attempts at grafting buried epidermis fail to produce a permanent cure.
3. The two cases are discussed in the light of the pertinent literature.
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Bors, E. Decubitus ulcer of the heel. Report of two cases requiring partial resection of the os calcis. Spinal Cord 1, 48–54 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1963.4
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