What is Haglund's deformity?

Haglund’s deformity is a bony enlargement on the back of the heel. When the bony enlargement rubs against shoes the soft tissue near the Achilles tendon becomes irritated and often leads to a painful bursitis, an inflammation of one or more bursae (small sacs) of synovial fluid in the body.

How do members experience Haglund's deformity?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Haglund's deformity*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Haglund's deformity*

Who has Haglund's deformity on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 3
50s 6
60s 7
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 15

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What is Haglund's deformity?

Haglund’s deformity is a bony enlargement on the back of the heel. When the bony enlargement rubs against shoes the soft tissue near the Achilles tendon becomes irritated and often leads to a painful bursitis, an inflammation of one or more bursae (small sacs) of synovial fluid in the body.



Common symptoms reported by people with Haglund's deformity

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Haglund's deformity

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Compare treatments taken by people with Haglund's deformity

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Who has Haglund's deformity on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 7 say Haglund's deformity is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 3
50s 6
60s 7
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 15

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 10
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from Haglund's deformity patients who have completed their condition history
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