RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Heel pain: Diagnosis and treatment, step by step
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 465
OP 471
VO 73
IS 5
A1 Alvarez-Nemegyei, José
A1 Canoso, Juan J.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/5/465.abstract
AB The differential diagnosis of heel pain is broad andcan be overwhelming if a systematic approach is not used. Focused questions and physical examination can help identify heel pain as Achilles tendinopathy or plantar fasciitis, or as due to a less common cause such as gout, spondyloarthropathy, or hypercholesterolemia.