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Often diagnosis is made on history and examination. If there is doubt then consider:

  • plain lateral Xray is generally taken - this excludes a stress fracture, erosions due to bursitis, or rare bony causes of inferior heel pain. A heel spur is not diagnostic of plantar fasciitis.
  • full blood count and ESR

Other tests occasionally used in the investigation of inferior heel pain include isotope scanning, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography, electrophysiological studies.

 

Schneider HP, Baca JM, Carpenter BB, et al. American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons clinical consensus statement: diagnosis and treatment of adult acquired infracalcaneal heel pain. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2018 Mar-Apr;57(2):370-81.

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