“An ultrasound can be used to diagnose plantar fasciitis, and x-rays may reveal a heel spur, which can both cause as well as ...

Like Achilles injuries, plantar fascia issues are usually diagnosed by ultrasound, which can detect heel tears better than an MRI. There is what is known as a “fat pad” that covers the fascia ...

This entity has been very well described a few years ago in ultrasound (US) examination by Bass and Connell ... for the main lower limb tendinopathies (Achilles, patellar or plantar fascia). In our ...