Max F R Merkel, Rene B Svensson, Jens R Jakobsen, Abigail L Mackey, Peter Schjerling, Robert B Herzog, S Peter Magnusson, Lars Konradsen, Michael R Krogsgaard, Michael Kjær, Finn E Johannsen
BACKGROUND: Plantar fasciitis is a painful tendinous condition (tendinopathy) with a high prevalence in athletes. While a healthy tendon has limited blood flow, ultrasound has indicated elevated blood flow in tendinopathy, but it is unknown if this is related to a de facto increase in the tendon vasculature. Likewise, an accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is observed in tendinopathy, but its relationship to clinical pain is unknown. PURPOSE: To explore to what extent vascularization, inflammation, and fat infiltration were present in patients with plantar fasciitis and if they were related to clinical symptoms...
May 6, 2024: American Journal of Sports Medicine