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Descriptor English: Heel Spur
Descriptor Spanish: Espolón Calcáneo
Descriptor espolón calcáneo
Entry term(s) espolón del calcáneo
espolón del talón
Scope note: Sobrecrecimiento óseo en la superficie inferior del CALCÁNEO. Aunque con frecuencia se presenta asociado a fascitis plantar (FASCITIS PLANTAR) no se piensa que estén causalmente relacionados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esporão do Calcâneo
Descriptor French: Épine calcanéenne
Entry term(s): Calcaneal Spur
Calcaneal Spurs
Heel Spurs
Spur, Calcaneal
Spur, Heel
Spurs, Calcaneal
Spurs, Heel
Tree number(s): C05.116.540.310.600
C05.360.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D036982
Scope note: A bony outgrowth on the lower surface of the CALCANEUS. Though often presenting along with plantar fasciitis (FASCIITIS, PLANTAR), they are not considered causally related.
Annotation: do not confuse with HEEL SPUR SYNDROME see FASCIITIS, PLANTAR
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Exostoses (1970-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Related: Fasciitis, Plantar MeSH
DeCS ID: 37269
Unique ID: D036982
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2009/08/20
Heel Spur - Preferred
Concept UI M0411531
Scope note A bony outgrowth on the lower surface of the CALCANEUS. Though often presenting along with plantar fasciitis (FASCIITIS, PLANTAR), they are not considered causally related.
Preferred term Heel Spur
Entry term(s) Calcaneal Spur
Calcaneal Spurs
Heel Spurs
Spur, Calcaneal
Spur, Heel
Spurs, Calcaneal
Spurs, Heel



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