Calcaneal spurHeel painPlantar fasciitisBackground: Plantar fasciitis is a common diagnosis in patients presenting with heel pain. The presence of co-existing calcaneal spurs has often been reported but confusion exists as to whether it is a casual or significant association. Methods: The lateral ...
The lateral heel radiographs of nineteen patients with a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and nineteen comparison subjects with a lateral ankle ligament sprain matched for age and sex, were reviewed independently by two observers. Objective measurements of calcaneal spur length and a subjective grading of...
Plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur formation are associated with abductor digiti minimi atrophy on MRI of the foot. Skeletal Radiol. 2008;37:505-10.Chundru U, Liebeskind A, Seidelmann F, Fogel J, Franklin P, Beltran J. Plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur formation are associated with ...
Plantar fasciitisExtracorporeal shock wave therapyUltrasonographyHeel painBackground Plantar fasciitis due to calcaneal spur is a common cause of heel pain and functional disability, and its management presents a huge challenge for clinicians which results sometimes in unpleasant clinical outcomes. The ...
Burcin Ekser M.D., Ph.D Assistant Professor of SurgeryInternational Journal of Surgery
Govindarajan R, Bakalova T, Doss NW, Splain SH, Michael R, Abadir AR. Posterior tibial nerve block in the therapeutic management of painful calcaneal spur (plantar fasciitis): a preliminary experience. Can J Anaesth. Oct ...
Plantar fasciitisSubcalcaneal spur lengthESWTObjective: ESWT is widely used in the treatment of plantar fascitis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of ESWT on heel pain and symptoms in the short and medium term. We also compared the subcalcaneal spur length and the heel pain ...