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Introduction | == Introduction == | ||
Up to 20% of cases of chronic heel pain are caused by Baxter's nerve entrapment. However, it's an often-overlooked source of heel pain.<ref>Stephen Offutt DP, Patrick DeHeer DP. How to address Baxters nerve entrapment. Podiatry Today. 2004 Nov 3;17(11).</ref> | |||
== Differential diagnosis == | |||
* Plantar fasciitis | |||
* Seronegative arthritis-induced inflammation | |||
* Tarsal tunnel syndrome | |||
* Medial calcaneal neuritis | |||
* Heel spurs, | |||
* Calcaneal stress fractures | |||
* Periosteal inflammation | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Up to 20% of cases of chronic heel pain are caused by Baxter's nerve entrapment. However, it's an often-overlooked source of heel pain.[1]
Differential diagnosis[edit | edit source]
- Plantar fasciitis
- Seronegative arthritis-induced inflammation
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Medial calcaneal neuritis
- Heel spurs,
- Calcaneal stress fractures
- Periosteal inflammation
- ↑ Stephen Offutt DP, Patrick DeHeer DP. How to address Baxters nerve entrapment. Podiatry Today. 2004 Nov 3;17(11).
