calcaneus
Medical term Routine Blood Collections
The heel bone. An infant heel puncture that reaches it can cause bone infection (osteomyelitis).
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- infectionInvasion and growth of disease-causing microorganisms in the body. Skin antisepsis before a puncture lowers…
- osteomyelitisInfection of bone; a known complication of an infant heel puncture that reaches the calcaneus.
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