title: Pathologic conditions of the heel: tumors and arthritides.
abstract: Heel pain is one of the most common presenting complaints to the foot and ankle specialist. There are many causes for subcalcaneal heel pain, including biomechanical, traumatic, those related to several types of arthritides and tumors, and anatomic causes. This article describes pathologic conditions of the heel, concentrating on tumors and arthritides.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, South Side, 2000 Mary Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. pburns2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Rick L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Scanlan
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
authors.forename: Clinton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lowery
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*