Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain

Volume: 35 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • Mustafa Urguden
  • Dursun Demirag
  • Hakan Ozdemir
  • Merter Ozenci
  • Ahmet Aydin
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Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain

Abstract

Objectives: To define the source and localization features of heel pain and to evaluate demographic features and laboratory findings of patients with heal pain. Methods: The study included 132 patients (101 females, 31 males; mean age 43.8 years; range 9 to 72 years) who presented with heel pain. The patients were inquired for age, sex, occupation, height, weight, sports activities, the duration and characteristics of complaints, accompanying symptoms, and former treatments. Data were recorded in evaluation charts prepared for the study. Results: Heel pain was unilateral in 82 patients (62%) and bilateral in 50 patients (38%). Women accounted for 76.3% of the patient group. Most of the patients were leading a sedentary lifestyle (77%). Complaints of heel pain were more frequent in the forties (n=40; 30.3%). Of all the patients, only 10 patients (7.6%) were engaged in sports activities. Forty-one patients (31%; 38 females, 3 males) were regarded as obese according to body mass index. Fifty-one patients (38.6%) had major foot deformities, including pes planus (n=50) and pes cavus (n=1). Radiologically, heel spurs were determined in 89 (58%) and 25 (37%) heels with and without heel pain, respectively. Conclusion: Most of the patients suffering from heel pain can be treated conservatively if adequate efforts are made to determine the factors leading to heel pain.

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Mustafa Urguden This is me

Dursun Demirag This is me

Hakan Ozdemir This is me

Merter Ozenci This is me

Ahmet Aydin This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2001 Volume: 35 Number: 4

APA
Urguden, M., Demirag, D., Ozdemir, H., Ozenci, M., & Aydin, A. (2006). Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 35(4), 299-304. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748
AMA
1.Urguden M, Demirag D, Ozdemir H, Ozenci M, Aydin A. Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35(4):299-304. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748
Chicago
Urguden, Mustafa, Dursun Demirag, Hakan Ozdemir, Merter Ozenci, and Ahmet Aydin. 2006. “Evaluation of Patient-Related Factors in Heel Pain”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 (4): 299-304. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748.
EndNote
Urguden M, Demirag D, Ozdemir H, Ozenci M, Aydin A (September 1, 2006) Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 4 299–304.
IEEE
[1]M. Urguden, D. Demirag, H. Ozdemir, M. Ozenci, and A. Aydin, “Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 299–304, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748.
ISNAD
Urguden, Mustafa - Demirag, Dursun - Ozdemir, Hakan - Ozenci, Merter - Aydin, Ahmet. “Evaluation of Patient-Related Factors in Heel Pain”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35/4 (September 1, 2006): 299-304. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748.
JAMA
1.Urguden M, Demirag D, Ozdemir H, Ozenci M, Aydin A. Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35:299–304.
MLA
Urguden, Mustafa, et al. “Evaluation of Patient-Related Factors in Heel Pain”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 299-04, doi:10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Urguden, Dursun Demirag, Hakan Ozdemir, Merter Ozenci, Ahmet Aydin. Evaluation of patient-related factors in heel pain. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;35(4):299-304. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i4.1748