American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Clinical Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Acquired Infracalcaneal Heel Pain

Harry P Schneider; John M Baca; Brian B Carpenter; Paul D Dayton; Adam E Fleischer; Brett D Sachs

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2017.10.018

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Clinical Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Acquired Infracalcaneal Heel Pain

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2018 Mar-Apr;57(2):370-381. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2017.10.018. Epub 2017 Dec 25.

Authors

Harry P Schneider¹, John M Baca², Brian B Carpenter³, Paul D Dayton⁴, Adam E Fleischer⁵, Brett D Sachs⁶

Affiliations

¹ Chairperson, Heel Pain Clinical Consensus Statement, Chicago, IL; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Residency Program Director, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Electronic address: hschneider@cha.harvard.edu.
² Private Practice, Dallas Podiatry Works, Dallas, TX.
³ Professor, Department of Orthopedics, The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX; Private Practice, Paradise, TX.
⁴ Assistant Professor, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, IA; Residency Program Director, UnityPoint Health, Fort Dodge, IA.
⁵ Associate Professor, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL; Director of Research, Weil Foot and Ankle Institute, Chicago, IL.
⁶ Private Practice, Rocky Mountain Foot & Ankle Center, Wheat Ridge, CO; Faculty, Highlands-Presbyterian/St. Luke's Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Denver, CO.

PMID: 29284574
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2017.10.018

Abstract

Adult acquired inferior calcaneal heel pain is a common pathology seen in a foot and ankle practice. A literature review and expert panel discussion of the most common findings and treatment options are presented. Various diagnostic and treatment modalities are available to the practitioner. It is prudent to combine appropriate history and physical examination findings with patient-specific treatment modalities for optimum success. We present the most common diagnostic tools and treatment options, followed by a discussion of the appropriateness of each based on the published data and experience of the expert panel.

Keywords: ACFAS; consensus; heel pain; infracalcaneal; plantar fasciitis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Achilles Tendon / physiopathology
Adult
Chronic Pain / diagnosis
Chronic Pain / therapy
Consensus
Fasciitis, Plantar / complications*
Fasciitis, Plantar / diagnosis
Fasciitis, Plantar / therapy
Female
Foot Diseases / diagnosis
Foot Diseases / therapy
Heel*
Humans
Male
Pain Management / methods*
Pain Measurement
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Societies, Medical
Tendinopathy / complications*
Tendinopathy / diagnosis
Tendinopathy / therapy
Treatment Outcome