Disorders Associated With Heel Pain According to Location
Location of Pain | Associated Disorder |
|---|---|
Plantar surface of the heel | Plantar fasciitis (plantar fasciosis, calcaneal spur syndrome) |
Medial and lateral margins of the heel | In children and young adolescents, apophysitis of the calcaneus (Sever disease) Medial or lateral plantar nerve entrapment Sometimes tarsal tunnel syndrome |
Anterior to the Achilles tendon at the retrocalcaneal space | Anterior Achilles tendon bursitis Fracture of the posterolateral talar tubercle Flexor hallucis longus tendonitis Os trigonum syndrome |
Posterior to the Achilles tendon | Posterior Achilles tendon bursitis Tendon nodules |
Calcaneal insertion or body of the Achilles tendon | Tendon tear (due to trauma or associated with fluoroquinolone use—see Achilles Tendon Tears) |