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High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: To assess the role played by ultrasound in evaluating plantar fasciitis and associate the findings with Magnetic resonance imaging. Study Design: Case series.
Amir Khan, Aliya Ahmed, Ibtesam Zafar, Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta, Muhammad Nasir Naeem Khan, Umar Ajaz   +5 more
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Effectiveness of Plantar Fascia-Specific Stretching Exercises in Plantar Fasciitis

, 2015
Aim: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a painful and disabling disease that affects the quality of life and daily activities of patients and it is the most common cause of heel pain in adults.
Alper Köksal, Ali Öner, Devrim Özer, Mehmet Akif Kaygusuz   +3 more
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Views about the clinical, diagnostic and comprehensive treatment of plantar fasciitis: a review

Вестник восстановительной медицины
INTRODUCTION. One of the problems in modern podiatry is plantar fasciitis. According to population studies, more than two million patients are treated for plantar fasciitis each year in the United States, 1 in 10 people will develop heel pain during ...
Georgii A. Airapetov, Daniil G. Agafonov, Mikhail S. Serdobintsev, Alexander S. Kaftyrev   +3 more
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Effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound on reducing pain intensity and functional disability in patients with plantar fasciitis: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Ultrasound therapy is one of the preferred conservative treatments for patients with plantar fasciitis. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound in decreasing pain intensity and improving functional disability in
Anas Mohammed Alhakami, Reem Abdullah Babkair, Ahmad Sahely, Shibili Nuhmani   +3 more
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Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Tendinopathies in Military Personnel

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013
Background: Overuse injuries have a significant impact on United States military service members, but research to date has been limited in its ability to assess occupational and behavioral risk factors.
Brett D. Owens MD, Jennifer Moriatis Wolf MD, Amber D. Seelig MPH, Isabel G. Jacobson MPH, Edward J. Boyko MD, MPH, Besa Smith MPH, PhD, Margaret A.K. Ryan MD, MPH, Gary D. Gackstetter DVM, MPH, PhD, Tyler C. Smith MS, PhD,   +9 more
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Role of Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessment of Plantar Fasciitis [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2020
Background: plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of inferior heel pain. Sonography should be the initial imaging modality for straight forward confirmation of clinically suspected plantar fasciitis.
Elham abdelaal, mohamed khater, Hamed Gobran, hanan esmail   +3 more
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A Novel Anatomical Description of the Normal Terminal Fibular Artery and the Terminal Fibular Window: Radiological Findings and Surgical Implications

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A novel anatomical description and radiological finding, related to the anatomical course of the terminal fibular artery (FibA) was recently reported. In the article, the authors found the terminal FibA to change its course, from being posterior and medial to the fibula to surface anteriorly and laterally before residing below the tibiofibular
Sebastian Kirdar‐Smith, Yasmeen Gouda, James Archer, Stephen Gregory, Michael Edmonds, Hani Slim   +5 more
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Muscle Strength and Foot Pressure Vary Depending on the Type of Foot Pain

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Category: Midfoot/Forefoot; Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Foot pain is highly prevalent at various ages and is especially common in middle-aged and older females.
Woo Young Jang, Jin Hyuck Lee, Byeong Keun Chang   +2 more
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Evaluating Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for Diagnostics of Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours

Cytopathology, EarlyView.
Systematic comparison of needle aspiration cytology and histopathology for 503 tumours in soft tissue and bone showed high concordance (positive predictive value 94%–100%, negative predictive value 83%–89%). In this original study, the authors show that FNAC is a safe and non‐invasive method for diagnosing suspected sarcomas, with the main objective to
Amanda Husu, Sandra Wessman, Karin Wallander, Felix Haglund de Flon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plantar Fasciitis: Etiology and Treatment [PDF]

, 1999
Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of inferior heel pain in athletes and non-athletes. The diagnosis for plantar fasciitis is relatively simple due to the distinct nature of the subjective findings.
Ackman, Scott
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