Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND Chronic plantar heel pain (CPHP) is a generalised term used to describe a range of undifferentiated conditions affecting the plantar heel. Plantar fasciitis is reported as the most common cause and the terms are frequently used interchangeably in the literature. Diagnostic imaging has been used by many researchers and practitioners to investigate the involvement of specific anatomica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-2-32