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Heel Spur

Known as: Spur, Calcaneal, Spurs, Calcaneal, Calcaneal Spurs 
A bony outgrowth on the lower surface of the CALCANEUS. Though often presenting along with plantar fasciitis (FASCIITIS, PLANTAR), they are not… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Multi-Stage Feature Selection by Using Genetic Algorithms for Fault Diagnosis in Gearboxes Based on Vibration Signal
There are growing demands for condition-based monitoring of gearboxes, and techniques to improve the reliability, effectiveness… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Influence of Aquatic and Weight-Bearing Exercises on Quantitative Ultrasound Variables in Postmenopausal Women
Ay A, Yurtkuran M: Influence of aquatic and weight-bearing exercises on quantitative ultrasound variables in postmenopausal women… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sonographic study of calcaneal entheses in erosive osteoarthritis, nodal osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
Objective: To establish by ultrasonography (US) the frequency of calcaneal entheses involvement in erosive osteoarthritis (EOA… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Intermediate Term Follow-up of Calcaneal Osteotomy and Flexor Digitorum Longus Transfer for Treatment of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
Twenty-three patients with stage II posterior tibial tendon dysfunction who had failed non-surgical therapy were treated with… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Commencing, Continuing and Stopping Brisk Walking: Effects on Bone Mineral Density, Quantitative Ultrasound of Bone and Markers of Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women
Abstract: Regular walking is associated with reduced risk of fracture and, in our recent randomized trial, reduced calcaneal bone… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Comparison of bone mineral density and quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus: site-matched correlation and discrimination of axial BMD status.
The performance of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) bone densitometry of the calcaneus… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Comparison between broad‐band ultrasound attenuation of the calcaneum and total body bone mineral density in children
We measured broad‐band ultrasound attenuation (BUA) in the calcaneum using the prototype Paediatric Contact Ultrasound Bone… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Kinematics of the ankle and foot. In vivo roentgen stereophotogrammetry.
Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis has been used to study ankle/foot kinematics in eight healthy volunteers. All the joints… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Effects of season, herd size, management system and veterinary practice on the lameness incidence in dairy cattle
The incidence of lameness in herds visited by veterinary practitioners in winter (0.87 cases per 100 cows per month) was greater… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Treatment of plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs with the UC-BL shoe insert.
The UC-BL Shoe Insert (Fig. 1) was de­ veloped at the Biomechanics Laboratory in San Francisco as a part of several research… 
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