Entrapment neuropathy: The etiology of intractable chronic heel pain syndrome

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-279

  Hendrix, Christopher L ^a,b   Jolly, Gary Peter ^a   Garbalosa, Juan Carlos ^a,c   Blume, Peter ^b   DosRemedios, Edmund ^b  

^a NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrapment; Heel pain; Neuritis; Neuropathy; Tarsal tunnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNDROME; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031856498     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(98)80062-8     Document Type: Article

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