Review
Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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* Corresponding author: Andrew M McMillan a.mcmillan@latrobe.edu.au
1 Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
2 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:32 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-2-32
Published: 13 November 2009Additional files
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Description of search strategy. A detailed description of the database search strategy.
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Description of quality assessment tool. A detailed description of the Downs and Black quality assessment tool.
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Search results by database. A table showing the number of citations generated by the search strategy for each database.
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Included studies. A table showing the author and publication details of the included studies.
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Exclusion grounds for articles rejected after full-text assessment. A table showing the exclusion grounds for articles excluded from the review after full-text assessment.
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Quality Index Scores. A table showing the individual quality index scores for each included article.
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Thickness of the proximal plantar fascia by ultrasonography: variability between studies. A detailed description of the methodological variability between studies reporting plantar fascia thickness by ultrasonography.
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Thickness of the plantar fascia by MRI: variability between studies. A detailed description of the methodological variability between studies reporting plantar fascia thickness by MRI.
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Echogenicity of the proximal plantar fascia: variability between studies. A detailed description of the methodological variability between studies reporting plantar fascia echogenicity.
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Evidence of plantar calcaneal spur by plain film x-ray: variability between studies. A detailed description of the methodological variability between studies reporting evidence of plantar calcaneal spur by plain film x-ray.
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