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  • Title: Evaluation of plantar fasciitis by three-phase bone scintigraphy.
    Author: Intenzo CM, Wapner KL, Park CH, Kim SM.
    Journal: Clin Nucl Med; 1991 May; 16(5):325-8. PubMed ID: 2054987.
    Abstract:
    Fifteen patients complaining of chronic heel pain underwent three-phase Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy. Ten patients demonstrated abnormal scan findings consistent with plantar fasciitis (PF) and had responded to conventional therapy. Two patients were found to have calcaneal stress fractures, and one patient demonstrated a calcaneal spur that required no treatment. The remaining two patients had normal scans and did not appear clinically to have PF. The three-phase bone scan is therefore very useful in diagnosing PF and in distinguishing it from other etiologies of the painful heel syndrome.
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