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Plantar calcaneal spurs in older people: longitudinal traction or vertical compression
BMC Medical Imaging , 08/12/08

Menz HB et al. - Calcaneal spurs are common in older men and women and are related to obesity, osteoarthritis and current or previous heel pain, but are unrelated to radiographic measurements of foot posture. These findings support the theory that plantar calcaneal spurs may be an adaptive response to vertical compression of the heel rather than longitudinal traction at the calcaneal enthesis.

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