title: MRI of heel pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the normal anatomy of the posterior ankle and hindfoot and review the causes of heel pain, with attention to the clinical, radio-graphic, and MRI findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Heel pain is a common problem that may be due to a variety of soft-tissue and osseous abnormalities. Knowledge of the anatomy of the posterior ankle and hind-foot offers a useful way in approaching heel pain. Some of the more common causes include Achilles tendinosis, Haglund phenomenon, and plantar fasciitis. MRI offers superior soft-tissue contrast resolution and can be helpful in diagnosis as well as in presurgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208057, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rolen
authors.forename: Khaled Abi
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Morshed
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moukaddam
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006365:Heel / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010147:Pain Measurement