Johal KS,Milner SA.Plantar fasciitis and the calcaneal spur:Fact or fiction?.Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2012Johal K, and Milner S. 2012. Plantar fasciitis and the calcaneal spur: Fact or fiction? Foot and Ankle Surgery 18(1):39-41.
Historically, plantar fasciitis was associated with heel spurs, which were considered to be bony growth resulting from the pull of the plantar fascia.However, further studies have shown that a plantar heel spur does not indicate plantar fasciitis. The size of the calcaneal heel spur has no correl...
However, it may be premature to completely dismiss the significance of plantar calcaneal spurs. Spurs are probably more painful and problematic when other tissue X factors are present, but those factors can and will also cause plantar fasciitis symptoms with or without a heel spur in the equation...
Background: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of intralesional pulsed radiofrequency (RF) in the treatment of calcaneal spur and the results of patients who underwent single and double sessions of RF treatment. Methods: The population of this retrospective study consisted of 460 patients...
findings of this study suggest that changes within the fascia, rather than the spur, are primarily responsible for the pathogenesis of the syndrome." And "not in any case the calcaneal [heel] spur found [by X-ray] induces pain or tenderness. ... Results of the surgical removal of the ...
Those suggested in the literature include limited first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) range of motion (ROM), limited ankle dorsiflexion ROM, leg length discrepancy, reduced heel pad thickness, increased plantar fascia thickness, excessive foot pronation, reduced calf strength, calcaneal spur, older ...
Plantar fasciitis is characterized by pain on the inferomedial aspect of the calcaneus. The pain is usually worst when taking the first steps in the morning and when getting up after rest. In most cases, it slowly subsides with activity becoming a dull ache but worsens as the activity becom...
Chundru U, Liebeskind A, Seidelmann F, i wsp.: Plantar fascii- tis and calcaneal spur formation are associated with abductor digiti minimi atrophy on MRI of the foot. Skeletal Radiol 2008;37:505-10.Plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur formation are associated with abductor digiti minimi ...
Plantar fasciitisReadabilityRheumatology International - Plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur are common causes of heel pain in the community. People use the Internet to obtain medical information about diseases. We reviewed...doi:10.1007/s00296-022-05165-6Kaya, Erhan...
Historically, plantar fasciitis was associated with heel spurs, which were considered to be bony growth resulting from the pull of the plantar fascia.However, further studies have shown that a plantar heel spur does not indicate plantar fasciitis. The size of the calcaneal heel spur has no correl...