Biomechanical evaluation of two clinical tests for plantar heel pain: The dorsiflexion-eversion test for tarsal tunnel syndrome and the windlass test for plantar fasciitis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-505

  Alshami, Ali M ^a   Babri, Awais S ^a   Souvlis, Tina ^a   Coppieters, Michel W ^a,b  

^a University of Queensland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Clinical Test; Diagnosis; Heel Pain; Plantar Fasciitis; Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DORSIFLEXION EVERSION TEST; EVALUATION; FASCIA; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NERVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PLANTAR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE; WINDLASS TEST;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; FOOT; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;

EID: 33748928908     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0499     Document Type: Article

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