My husband shattered his calcaneous March 2012, He had surgery with a plate and screws inserted. He developed a very serious staff infection at the 3 week post surgery date and was hospitalized for 17 days. He had 2 debridement surgeries and was discharged on IV meds to continue for another 4.5 weeks. His infection cleared up and his insicion closed. The instrumentation is still in the heel. He began light weight bearing at the forth month, followed by physical therapy . He can now walk without a limp but has limited ankle and foot flexibility. His foot is still bruised above the scar line around to the back of his foot. Why is it still so discolored? His pain level is tolerable and only spikes upon arising from sitting or sleeping.