plantar calcaneal spur

Plantar

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Ausgeprägter

plantarer Fersensporn

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Frakturierter

plantarer Fersensporn im seitlichen Röntgenbild der Ferse.

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Plantar

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A calcaneal

spur, which has some association with plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It is the inflammation caused by excessive stretching of the plantar fascia, the broad band of fibrous tissue which runs along the bottom surface of the foot, attaching at the bottom of the heel bone and extending to the forefoot. When the plantar fascia is excessively stretched, this can cause Plantar Fasciitis, which can also lead to foot problems such as heel pain, arch pain, and heel spurs.

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Plantar

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Plantar

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Plantar

calcaneal spur • Fractured plantar calcaneal spur - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

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Plantar

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Plantar

calcaneal spur • Plantar calcaneal spur and ankle bracelets - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

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Pes planus

• Splay feet - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

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Plantar

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Plantar calcaneal spurs, or sometimes simply referred to as calcaneal spurs, are a commonly seen finding in radiology practice.

Epidemiology

Plantar calcaneal spurs tend to usually occur in older men and women and may be related to obesity, osteoarthritis and current or previous heel pain.

Pathology

Plantar calcaneal spurs are thought to be a result of enthesophytic changes involving the origin of the plantar aponeurosis . Their exact pathophysiology is not well understood but many theories have been proposed .

Very rarely, plantar calcaneal spurs can fracture .

Associations

plantar fasciitis
adductor digiti minimi atrophy
reactive arthritis (often ill-defined)
psoriatic arthritis

Radiographic features

Classically seen on plain radiographs, CT and MRI as a bony spur on the sagittal image projecting inferomedially from the calcaneus.

History and etymology

Osseous spurring of the plantar aspect of the calcaneus was first documented in 1900 by the German physician P Plettner, who coined the term Kalkaneussporn (calcaneal spur) .