title: Calcaneal spurs in a black African population.
abstract: The radiological incidence of calcaneal spurs in a black African population was studied. Our findings show that spur incidence increased with age and was greater in females than in males. These results, the first from a large, exclusively African population, are similar to those from previous studies of individuals from other continents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Banadda
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gona
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ndlovu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005096:Exostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012737:Sex Factors; D015030:Zimbabwe