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OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate various MR imaging signs of plantar fasciitis and to determine if a difference in these findings exists between clinically typical and atypical patients with chronic symptoms resistant to conservative treatment. CONCLUSION: We found signs on MR imaging that, to our knowledge, have not been described in the scientific literature for patients with plantar fasciitis. These signs included occult marrow edema and fascial tears. Patients with these manifestations seemed to respond to treatment in a manner similar to that of patients in whom MR imaging revealed more benign findings.
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Fasciitis/diagnosis , Foot Diseases/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Bone Marrow/pathology , Edema/pathology , Fasciitis/pathology , Fasciitis/therapy , Female , Foot Diseases/pathology , Foot Diseases/therapy , Heel , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment OutcomeSubject(s)
Exostoses/surgery , Fasciitis/surgery , Fasciotomy , Foot Diseases/surgery , Heel , Chronic Disease , Endoscopy , Exostoses/complications , Fasciitis/complications , Humans , Retrospective Studies , SyndromeSubject(s)
Calcaneus/surgery , Endoscopy , Fasciotomy , Foot Diseases/surgery , Foot/surgery , Endoscopes , Endoscopy/adverse effects , Endoscopy/methods , Exostoses/surgery , HumansABSTRACT
Injury of the peroneus longus tendon with concurrent fracture of the os peroneum is a seldom reported injury. This injury is probably underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. The mechanism of this injury often involves sudden inversion, and therefore may often be misdiagnosed as a lateral ankle sprain or tendonitis. From the author's research review, this is the first reported case involving a fractured multipartite os peroneum with rupture of the peroneus longus tendon. The injury was diagnosed preoperatively by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as radiographs.
