Heel pain: diagnosis and management.
Chronic non-traumatic heel pain is not an uncommon symptom in patients presenting to GP, orthopaedic or rheumatological clinics. A full history and examination will provide a diagnosis in most cases. Rarer causes need to be excluded in certain patients. This article outlines the differential diagnosis and discusses the more common causes.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005096:Exostoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006365:Heel / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology