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Plantar fascia rupture: Diagnosis and treatment

The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 1997
Two patients with spontaneous medial plantar fascia rupture due to a definite injury with no prior symptoms, were referred to our institution. Clinically, there was a tender lump in the sole, and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis. Nonoperative treatment was sufficient in curing the acute total rupture.
C, Rolf, P, Guntner, J, Ericsäter, I, Turan   +3 more
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Pathologic conditions of the plantar fascia

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2005
Plantar heel pain in adults is commonly seen in the office of the podiatric foot and ankle specialist. These symptoms may have developed acutely or over a period of time. Often the plantar fascia is the source of the pain, which is caused by a traumatic event or a biomechanical flaw.
Guido A, La Porta, Paul C, La Fata
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Ultrasound of the plantar aponeurosis (fascia)

Skeletal Radiology, 1999
To assess the plantar aponeurosis origin (plantar fascia) using high-resolution ultrasound.The sonographic appearance of the plantar fascia in asymptomatic volunteers was compared with the appearance in: (1) clinical idiopathic plantar fasciitis, (2) inflammatory arthropathy without clinically active plantar fasciitis and (3) Achilles tendon or ankle ...
W W, Gibbon, G, Long
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Results of Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release

Foot & Ankle International, 2007
Background: Conservative treatment for plantar fasciitis usually provides improvement, but some patients progress to surgery. Open release is most commonly performed but is associated with prolonged recovery and complications. Endoscopic plantar fascia release (EPFR) has become popular recently. We present our results.
Rajesh, Bazaz, Richard D, Ferkel
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Function of the plantar fascia

The Foot, 1999
Abstract The plantar fascia has long been considered to have a significant purpose in the weightbearing foot, both in static stance and in dynamic function. Various functional and structural roles have been indicated by virtue of its anatomical attachments.
A. Aquino, C. Payne
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Treating Plantar Fascia Rupture

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1997
(1997). Treating Plantar Fascia Rupture. The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 96g-96k.
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Plantar Fascia Disorders

2019
Plantar fascia disorders are common in the adult population, cause pain and disability, and may curtail the performance of athletic activities. Plantar fasciitis is the most common injury of the plantar fascia and, despite its name, has a degenerative rather than inflammatory nature and is related to overuse—trauma (prolonged walking, running, or ...
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Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release: An Anatomical Study

Foot & Ankle International, 1995
The anatomical relationship of neurovascular structures to the plantar fascia after endoscopic fasciotomy was studied in 13 adult fresh-frozen cadaver feet. Using a single portal technique, an endoscopic system was placed into the plantar compartment through a 1-cm medial incision. Under direct endoscopic visualization, the plantar fascia was released.
E P, Hofmeister, M J, Elliott, P J, Juliano   +2 more
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Spontaneous rupture of the plantar fascia

The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1988
In this study, rupture of the plantar fascia was seen in five feet, of which four had had plantar fasciitis. At the time of the injury, which is an acceleration type of motion, there is severe pain in the heel followed by the development of ecchymosis in the sole and toward the heel of the foot.
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Plantar Fascia

2021
Vince Si, Melody Hrubes
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