The diagnosis and treatment of heel pain: a clinical practice guideline-revision 2010.
Heel pain, whether plantar or posterior, is predominantly a mechanical pathology although an array of diverse pathologies including neurologic, arthritic, traumatic, neoplastic, infectious, or vascular etiologies must be considered. This clinical practice guideline (CPG) is a revision of the original 2001 document developed by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) heel pain committee.
Thomas
James L
JL
Chair, Clinical Practice Guideline Heel Pain Panel (2001), Morgantown, WV, USA.
Christensen
Jeffrey C
JC
Kravitz
Steven R
SR
Mendicino
Robert W
RW
Schuberth
John M
JM
Vanore
John V
JV
Weil
Lowell Scott
LS
Zlotoff
Howard J
HJ
Bouché
Richard
R
Baker
Jeffrey
J
D000125:Achilles Tendon; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D036981:Fasciitis, Plantar / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome