Sonographic evaluation of plantar fasciitis and relation to body mass index

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 443-447

  Ozdemir, Huseyin ^a   Yilmaz, Erhan ^a   Murat, Ayse ^a   Karakurt, Lokman ^a   Poyraz, A Kursad ^a   Ogur, Erkin ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Plantar fasciitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BODY MASS; MASS INDEX MEASUREMENTS; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HEEL SPUR; HUMAN; MALE; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 19344376204     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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