Plantar Fascia Partial Rupture

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Plantar Fascia Partial Rupture

Authors, Editors, Case Information Author: Liga Kreitner, MD, MPH Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Co Author(s): Joshua M. Romero, M.D. and Jacob L. Sellon, M.D. Senior Editor: Carlton Covey, MD, MEd Clinical Vignette: 26-year-old female with a three-year history of right plantar heel pain presents with worsening of her symptoms four months after a corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciopathy. Examination is remarkable for tenderness to palpation over the medial plantar heel, specifically over the medial calcaneal tubercle. Type of Probe Used: 4-18 MHz linear array transducer #1 - Image Short axis view of the plantar fascia central cord origin, demonstrating partial-width dimension of the tear (measuring 6.3 mm medial to lateral). Note the thickened, hypoechoic, fasciopathic intact portion lateral to the tear (arrowhead). #2 - Image Short axis view of the plantar fascia central cord origin. #3 - Image Long axis view of the plantar fascia with a hypoechoic, concave region with loss of normal fibrillar architecture within the central portion of the central cord (measuring 6.3 mm anterior to posterior), representing a full-thickness tear. There is no hematoma, indicating subacute or chronic age. Plantar calcaneal enthesophyte () noted deep to the tear. #4 - Image Long axis view of the plantar fascia central cord origin. Interpretation Image Interpretation:* The central portion of the plantar fascia central cord demonstrates a hypoechoic region with loss of volume and fibrillar architecture, consistent with a full-thickness, partial-width tear. There is no associated hematoma, suggesting at least subacute chronicity. The intact medial and lateral portions of the central cord are mildly thickened with partial loss of fibrillar architecture, consistent with underlying fasciosis. Teaching Pearl: Plantar fasciopathy most commonly involves the proximal one-third of the plantar fascia, with the central cord more commonly affected than the lateral and medial cords. Hypoechogenicity and loss of fibrillar architecture is a hallmark feature of fasciopathies, with accompanied diffuse thickening (greater than 4 mm in the central cord origin) suggestive of degenerative fasciosis, while fascia thinning/volume loss signals high-grade tearing. Hematoma/fluid is a helpful sonographic finding, delineating an acute plantar fascia tear, but is typically not present in subacute or chronic tears. Although plantar fascia rupture is uncommon, it has been associated with corticosteroid injection, and clinicians should consider this diagnosis even in the absence of a clear injury mechanism.
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