Role of Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessment of Plantar Fasciitis | ||||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 17, Volume 26, Issue 6, November 2020, Page 1030-1037 PDF (948.27 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2019.14827.1339 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Elham abdelaal  1; mohamed khater2; Hamed Gobran3; hanan esmail4
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| 1Alhrar teaching hospital, Zagazig, eygpt | ||||
| 2Radiodiagnosis department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | ||||
| 3Radiodiagnosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, zagazig university Zagazig, Egypt | ||||
| 4Radiodiagnosis department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of inferior heel pain. Sonography should be the initial imaging modality for straight forward confirmation of clinically suspected plantar fasciitis. MRI may be reserved for cases where a more diagnosis of plantar fasciitis is not satisfactory to explain the clinical presentation and when complex pathology is suspected. Objective: the aim of the study is to assess the role of MRI in assessment of plantar fasciitis. Methods: This study was carried out at Radio diagnosis Department, Zagazig University Hospitals; the study was carried on 18 patients and 18 asymptomatic volunteers were used as a control group. Ultrasonography and MRI were done to all patients. Results: The plantar fascia was thickened in symptomtic feet. The thickness of the plantar fascia in symptomatic feet was (2.9 – 8.4 mm; 6.01± 1.4) measured by ultrasound which was significantly thicker than in the control group (1.90 – 3.70 mm; 3.09±0.8), P < 0.05. Other sonographic signs used for the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis in the study were compared to MRI findings. The diagnostic accuracy was 83.3 for plantar fascia thickening, 83.3% for intra-fascial abnormal signal, 77.8% for soft tissue edema, and the lowest diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound was in detection of associated calcaneal spur (38.9%). The findings were tabulated and discussed in relation to other literature. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| MRI; Plantar fasciitis; Ultrasound | ||||
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