Plantar fascia calcification
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 22 Dec 2020
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Weerakkody Y, Plantar fascia calcification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Jun 2024) https://radiopaedia.org/articles/71255
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Article created:
25 Sep 2019,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Last revised:
22 Dec 2020,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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- Plantar fascia calcifications
- Plantar fascial calcification
Plantar fascia calcification can occur in the setting of plantar fasciitis 1 or rarely as a sequelae of prior steroid injection 2. Other possibilities include
- sequelae of prior trauma
- underlying calcific lesion
- dystrophic calcification - e.g. systemic sclerosis 3
Differential diagnosis
- plantar fascia ossification: very rare and has been described with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis 4
See also
References
- 1. Draghi F, Gitto S, Bortolotto C, Draghi AG, Ori Belometti G. Imaging of plantar fascia disorders: findings on plain radiography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. (2017) Insights into imaging. 8 (1): 69-78. doi:10.1007/s13244-016-0533-2 - Pubmed
- 2. Fox TP, Oliver G, Wek C, Hester T. Plantar fascia calcification a sequelae of corticosteroid injection in the treatment of recalcitrant plantar fasciitis. (2013) BMJ case reports. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-200303 - Pubmed
- 3. Aslanidis S, Pyrpasopoulou A. Painful plantar fascia calcinosis in systemic sclerosis. (2008) Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 14 (4): 251. doi:10.1097/RHU.0b013e31818277fb - Pubmed
- 4. Malhotra C et.al. Ossification of the plantar fascia and peroneus longus tendons in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). (1986) The Journal of rheumatology. doi: - Pubmed
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