Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of heel pain. Orthopedics 1996 Mar;19(3):225-9
Date
03/01/1996Pubmed ID
8867550DOI
10.3928/0147-7447-19960301-11Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0029870235 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 14 CitationsAbstract
This study demonstrates magnetic resonance findings in 16 patients (25 heels) with heel pain. Sixteen of 25 (64%) studies demonstrated abnormalities which could be related to the etiology of their heel pain. Eleven of 16 abnormal scans demonstrated thickening of the plantar aponeurosis with associated fibrosis (7 of 11), and a tear of the flexor digitorum brevis (1 of 11). One study demonstrated changes in the heel pad consistent with fluid. The other four abnormal studies demonstrated changes thought to be consistent with bilateral fibrous calcaneonavicular coalitions, subtalar arthrosis and tenosynovitis of the posterior tibial, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus tendons.
Author List
Hall RL, Erickson SJ, Shereff MJ, Johnson JE, Kneeland JBAuthor
Scott J. Erickson MD Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultFemale
Heel
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Pain