What is a calcaneal stress fracture? 

 

"Calcaneus" is the medical term for heel bone.  When you get a stress fracture in the heel bone, doctors call it a calcaneal stress fracture.  When you run with a calcaneal stress fracture there is a risk the bone can actually shatter and break apart. 

 

But there are three really interesting facts about the heel bone that you should think about.

 

Is a fracture walking boot the best thing when you have a calcaneal stress fracture? 

 

Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.