The painful heel syndrome: an entrapment neuropathy

Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst. 1987 Fall;47(2):178-89.

Abstract

The author describes the role of the nerve to the abductor digiti quinti muscle and presents a preliminary report of a direct surgical approach for decompression.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcaneus / innervation
  • Fasciotomy
  • Female
  • Heel / innervation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscles / innervation*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery