Neurosensory Testing of the Medial Calcaneal and Medial Plantar Nerves in Patients with Plantar Heel Pain

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 173-177

  Rose, Jonathan D ^a,c   Malay, D Scot ^a   Sorrento, Dean L ^a,b  

^a PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Podiatry Associates PA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heel spur syndrome; Medial calcaneal nerve; Nerve entrapment; Neurosensory testing; Plantar fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL CALCANEAL NERVE; MEDIAL PLANTAR NERVE; NERVE; PATIENT; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRESSURE SENSE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK; SENSATION; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344065812     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(03)70025-8     Document Type: Article

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