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The heel in sport

D E Baxter1

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Clinics in Sports Medicine
|October 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Athletes experiencing heel pain often benefit from conservative care, with 95% recovering from inferior heel pain. Surgery is reserved for cases unresponsive to prolonged conservative treatment.

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Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry

Background:

  • Posterior and inferior heel pain are common in athletes.
  • Various etiologies contribute to these conditions.
  • Understanding the causes is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To educate readers on the diverse causes of posterior and inferior heel pain in athletes.
  • To emphasize the importance of conservative treatment approaches.
  • To guide clinical decision-making regarding surgical intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common causes of posterior and inferior heel pain in athletic populations.
  • Discussion of case examples and their outcomes.
  • Emphasis on conservative management strategies.

Main Results:

  • Conservative care is effective for the majority of athletes with heel pain.
  • Ninety-five percent of patients with inferior heel pain achieve recovery through conservative means.
  • Surgical intervention is indicated only after exhaustive conservative care.

Conclusions:

  • Conservative management should be the primary treatment modality for athletic heel pain.
  • Surgical options should be considered only when conservative treatments fail.
  • Appropriate and timely conservative care leads to high recovery rates.

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