Radiotherapy in painful heel spurs (plantar fasciitis) - Results of a national patterns of care study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 828-843

  Micke, Oliver ^a   Seegenschmiedt, M Heinrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benign disease; Heel spur syndrome; Insertion tendinopathy; Patterns of care study; Plantar fasciitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

HEEL SPUR SYNDROME (HSS); REFRACTORY PAIN;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PARTIAL BODY RADIATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242270618     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01620-1     Document Type: Article

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