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Table 4 Differential diagnosis of plantar heel paina

From: Plantar heel pain in middle-aged and older adults: population prevalence, associations with health status and lifestyle factors, and frequency of healthcare use

Diagnosis

Plantar fasciitis

Plantar fascia rupture

Enthesopathies

Calcaneal stress fracture

Bone bruise

Infection

Cancer

Paget’s disease

Fat pad atrophy

Blisters

Bursitis

Nerve syndromes (entrapment/compression)

S1 radiculopathy

Neuropathic pain

  1. aList adapted from [17]