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SUBMITTER: Cushman DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7484514 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radiology case reports 20200904 11
Minimal literature is available on the diagnosis and treatment of proximal plantaris tendinopathy. Calf pain is a common complaint in runners, ranging from myofascial pain to acute strains. Rarely, the plantaris tendon can be involved in mid-calf pain. This case highlights a 23-year-old female elite runner with a case of symptomatic proximal plantaris tendinopathy. Insidious mid-calf pain and/or tightness with tenderness to palpation was noted, and ultrasonographic examination provided an accura ...[more]