Plantar Fascia Rupture

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Plantar Fascia Rupture ICD-9

Plantar Fascia Rupture Etiology / Epidemiology / Natural History

• Falls from a height may damage the plantar fascia near the origin on the calcaneus or in the midfascia,

Plantar Fascia Rupture Anatomy

Plantar Fascia Rupture Clinical Evaluation

• suspect in a pt with a swollen, tender hindfoot and focal tenderness beneath the calcaneous who has negative xrays and CT.

Plantar Fascia Rupture Xray / Diagnositc Tests

• Diagnosed with MRI Weinstabl R, Stiskal M, Neuhold A, et al: Classifying calcaneal tendon injury according to MRI findings.  J Bone Joint Surg 1991;73B:683-685.

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