Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volume 2

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Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrew M McMillan¹^,2 , Karl B Landorf¹^,2 , Joanna T Barrett¹ , Hylton B Menz² and Adam R Bird¹^,2

¹Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

²Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:32doi:10.1186/1757-1146-2-32


Published:	13 November 2009

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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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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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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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