Table 2.

Advantages and Limitations of Calcaneal Ossoscopy With Allogenic Bone Grafting

1. Minimally invasive procedure: less soft-tissue dissection, lower risk of iatrogenic sural nerve damage.

2. Compared with injectable bone substitutes, allogenic cancellous bone is mostly less expensive and might prove favorable regarding osteointegration.

3. Compared with injectable bone substitutes, grafting with allogenic cancellous bone is more time-consuming.

4. Compared with traditional open surgery for calcaneal bone cyst and intraosseous lipoma, calcaneal ossoscopy is a more demanding surgical procedure requiring experience in arthroscopic techniques, foot and ankle surgery, and tumor orthopedics.