Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain. It is a frustrating disorder due to its resistance to treatment.
Differential Diagnosis
- Numerous causes for subcalcaneal heel pain
- Bilateral
- ?seronegative arthropathy
- ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s
- Neuropathic arthropathy
- diabetes + alcohol
- Vascular insufficiency
- Calcaneal stress #
- positive squeeze test = pain
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References
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JAAOS 1997;5:109-17
Webpage Last Modified:
31 July, 2011