In the MRI studies, we analyzed whether a calcaneal spur, talar beak, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal bone edema, Achilles' tendinopathy, spring ligament injury, tarsal sinus disease, and tarsal coalition were pre
Historically, heel pain was commonly was attributed to the presence of a medial calcaneal bone spur. This gave rise to medial heel pain's being related to plantar fasciitis. However, if the traditional treatment for heel pain in the athlete fails to give relief, is it possible that the pain...
Govindarajan R, Bakalova T, Doss NW, Splain SH, Michael R, Abadir AR: Posterior tibial nerve block in the therapeuticmanagement of painful calcanealspur (plantar fas- ciitis): a preliminary experience. Can J Anaesth 50(8):862- 863, 2003....
resulting in an adult acquiredflatfootdeformity. Using a multisegmentbiomechanical model, Arangio and Salathe14have demonstrated thatposterior tibial tendon dysfunctionleads to increased load on thetalonavicular joint, and that a 10-mm medial displacement calcanealosteotomycan reduce this force back tonorm...