Anatomic relationship of heel spur to surrounding soft tissues: Greater variability than previously reported

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 950-955

  Li, J ^a   Muehleman, Carol ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneal exostosis; Plantar aponeurosis enthesis; Plantar fascia enthesis; Traction enthesis

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FIBROCARTILAGE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; HEEL SPUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TRABECULAR BONE; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE AND BONES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEEL SPUR; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 35948937654     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20548     Document Type: Article

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