re: geauxt's podiatry corner - plantar fasciitis (long, sorry)

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Also heel spurs formed by the PF.

I have been trying to get our 2 local DPMs to order more even when they know what the diagnosis is.

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Well, the spurs can be readily visualized on plain xray.



Also, insurance isn't happy with us ordering MRIs unless the patient has failed conservative therapy.

MRIs are most useful for ruling out the stress fractures, and for diagnosing a nerve entrapment known as Baxter's neuritis which can be associated with plantar fasciitis.