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Inflammation of the plantar fascia (APONEUROSIS) on the bottom of the foot causing heel pain. The etiology of plantar fasciitis remains controversial but is likely to involve a biomechanical imbalance. Though often presenting along with HEEL SPUR, they do not appear to be causally related.
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- Fasciitis, Plantar
- Policeman's Heel
- Heel, Policeman's
- Heels, Policeman's
- Policeman Heel
- Policeman's Heels
- Policemans Heel
- Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
- Fasciitis, Plantar, Chronic
- Heel Spur Syndrome
- Fasciitis, Chronic Plantar
- Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2003
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- Fasciitis (1980-2002)
- Foot Diseases (1974-2002)
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- National Library of Medicine. Plantar Fasciitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036981. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036981
- Plantar Fasciitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis
- Plantar Fasciitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52851