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Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. The predominant symptom is pain in the plantar region of the foot when initiating walking. The etiology is a degenerative tear of part of the fascial origin from the calcaneus, followed by a tendinosis-type reaction.
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Shapiro, S.L. (2010). Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy. In: Scuderi, G., Tria, A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76608-9_50
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