The Foot
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , March 2007

Degenerative plantar fasciitis: A review of current concepts

  • Ravindra Puttaswamaiah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton CV10 7DJ, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: 34, Chester Place, Chelmsford CM1 4NQ, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Prakash Chandran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Warrington General Hospital, Warrington, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2006.07.005

The Foot
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , March 2007

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