<human>: My 16 year old son jumped from a height of 5 feet and hurt his heels. X-ray reveals a displaced fracture of his left calcanean. I was informed that his arch is also damaged causing flatfoot. My question is, is surgery necessay? without surgery, will the heels heal without chronic pain in hte future? Thanks.
<bot>: Hello, As mentioned in history that x-ray reveals the displaced fracture then I would say surgery should be of choice.  If treated conservatively than chances of malformation or non-uniform healing is higher. So this might lead to changes in gait (walking pattern) and may lead to other joints in trouble. Also, due to non-uniform healing chances will be he will have on/off pain in the region and trouble other joints. Hope you take the right call. But my advice will be to opt for surgery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Jay In Chat Doctor. 