Heel pain and body weight.
Body weight has been implicated as a factor in plantar heel pain. In this study, a statistically significant correlation between heel pain and increased body weight is documented in a series of consecutive plantar heel pain patients.
Hill
J J
JJ
Department of Orthopedics, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Cutting
P J
PJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*